diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/DSP/Interpreter/DSPInterpreter.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/DSP/Interpreter/DSPInterpreter.cpp
index c5b58a8b77..078f64af12 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/DSP/Interpreter/DSPInterpreter.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/DSP/Interpreter/DSPInterpreter.cpp
@@ -224,7 +224,12 @@ void Interpreter::WriteControlRegister(u16 val)
                  state.control_reg, val, state.pc);
   }
 
-  // The CR_EXTERNAL_INT bit is handled by DSPLLE::DSP_WriteControlRegister
+  if ((state.control_reg & CR_EXTERNAL_INT) != 0)
+  {
+    // The external interrupt can't be cleared by the CPU
+    // (and the CR_EXTERNAL_INT bit remains set until the external interrupt is sent to the DSP)
+    val |= CR_EXTERNAL_INT;
+  }
 
   // reset
   if ((val & CR_RESET) != 0)