diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/EXI_DeviceEthernet.h b/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/EXI_DeviceEthernet.h
index 71849a5222..21852f341c 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/EXI_DeviceEthernet.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/EXI_DeviceEthernet.h
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ private:
 
     u8 revision_id = 0;  // 0xf0
     u8 interrupt_mask = 0;
-    u8 interrupt = 0;
+    std::atomic<u8> interrupt = 0;
     u16 device_id = 0xD107;
     u8 acstart = 0x4E;
     u32 hash_challenge = 0;