diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/CMakeLists.txt b/rpcs3/Emu/CMakeLists.txt
index 38013e8a5b..e14fa70571 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ target_include_directories(rpcs3_emu
 target_sources(rpcs3_emu PRIVATE
     ../util/atomic.cpp
     ../util/console.cpp
+    ../util/emu_utils.cpp
     ../util/media_utils.cpp
     ../util/video_provider.cpp
     ../util/logs.cpp
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThread.cpp
index 520446e991..242dcb9d9f 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThread.cpp
@@ -1302,7 +1302,7 @@ cpu_thread* cpu_thread::get_next_cpu()
 	return nullptr;
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<CPUDisAsm> make_disasm(const cpu_thread* cpu, shared_ptr<cpu_thread> handle);
+extern std::shared_ptr<CPUDisAsm> make_disasm(const cpu_thread* cpu, shared_ptr<cpu_thread> handle);
 
 void cpu_thread::dump_all(std::string& ret) const
 {
diff --git a/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj b/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj
index 625d0502a4..18baa1265a 100644
--- a/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj
+++ b/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="Emu\NP\ip_address.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Emu\vfs_config.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Loader\disc.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="util\emu_utils.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="util\serialization_ext.cpp">
       <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
     </ClCompile>
diff --git a/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj.filters b/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj.filters
index 26723d0dc4..d724997822 100644
--- a/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj.filters
@@ -1342,6 +1342,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="Emu\RSX\Program\FragmentProgramRegister.cpp">
       <Filter>Emu\GPU\RSX\Program</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="util\emu_utils.cpp">
+      <Filter>Utilities</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="..\Utilities\date_time.cpp">
       <Filter>Utilities</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/debugger_frame.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/debugger_frame.cpp
index 56b1ccb0a4..b62efcc716 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/debugger_frame.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/debugger_frame.cpp
@@ -44,41 +44,9 @@ extern atomic_t<bool> g_debugger_pause_all_threads_on_bp;
 
 extern const ppu_decoder<ppu_itype> g_ppu_itype;
 
-extern bool is_using_interpreter(thread_class t_class)
-{
-	switch (t_class)
-	{
-	case thread_class::ppu: return g_cfg.core.ppu_decoder != ppu_decoder_type::llvm;
-	case thread_class::spu: return g_cfg.core.spu_decoder != spu_decoder_type::asmjit && g_cfg.core.spu_decoder != spu_decoder_type::llvm;
-	default: return true;
-	}
-}
+extern bool is_using_interpreter(thread_class t_class);
 
-extern std::shared_ptr<CPUDisAsm> make_disasm(const cpu_thread* cpu, shared_ptr<cpu_thread> handle)
-{
-	if (!handle)
-	{
-		switch (cpu->get_class())
-		{
-		case thread_class::ppu: handle = idm::get_unlocked<named_thread<ppu_thread>>(cpu->id); break;
-		case thread_class::spu: handle = idm::get_unlocked<named_thread<spu_thread>>(cpu->id); break;
-		default: break;
-		}
-	}
-
-	std::shared_ptr<CPUDisAsm> result;
-
-	switch (cpu->get_class())
-	{
-	case thread_class::ppu: result = std::make_shared<PPUDisAsm>(cpu_disasm_mode::interpreter, vm::g_sudo_addr); break;
-	case thread_class::spu: result = std::make_shared<SPUDisAsm>(cpu_disasm_mode::interpreter, static_cast<const spu_thread*>(cpu)->ls); break;
-	case thread_class::rsx: result = std::make_shared<RSXDisAsm>(cpu_disasm_mode::interpreter, vm::g_sudo_addr, 0, cpu); break;
-	default: return result;
-	}
-
-	result->set_cpu_handle(std::move(handle));
-	return result;
-}
+extern std::shared_ptr<CPUDisAsm> make_disasm(const cpu_thread* cpu, shared_ptr<cpu_thread> handle);
 
 debugger_frame::debugger_frame(std::shared_ptr<gui_settings> gui_settings, QWidget *parent)
 	: custom_dock_widget(tr("Debugger [Press F1 for Help]"), parent)
diff --git a/rpcs3/util/emu_utils.cpp b/rpcs3/util/emu_utils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..02d4f9865e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpcs3/util/emu_utils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#include "stdafx.h"
+
+#include "Emu/IdManager.h"
+#include "Emu/system_config.h"
+#include "Emu/Cell/PPUDisAsm.h"
+#include "Emu/Cell/SPUDisAsm.h"
+#include "Emu/Cell/SPUThread.h"
+#include "Emu/Cell/PPUThread.h"
+#include "Emu/RSX/RSXDisAsm.h"
+#include "Emu/Memory/vm.h"
+#include "Utilities/Thread.h"
+
+bool is_using_interpreter(thread_class t_class)
+{
+	switch (t_class)
+	{
+	case thread_class::ppu: return g_cfg.core.ppu_decoder != ppu_decoder_type::llvm;
+	case thread_class::spu: return g_cfg.core.spu_decoder != spu_decoder_type::asmjit && g_cfg.core.spu_decoder != spu_decoder_type::llvm;
+	default: return true;
+	}
+}
+
+std::shared_ptr<CPUDisAsm> make_disasm(const cpu_thread* cpu, shared_ptr<cpu_thread> handle)
+{
+	if (!handle)
+	{
+		switch (cpu->get_class())
+		{
+		case thread_class::ppu: handle = idm::get_unlocked<named_thread<ppu_thread>>(cpu->id); break;
+		case thread_class::spu: handle = idm::get_unlocked<named_thread<spu_thread>>(cpu->id); break;
+		default: break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	std::shared_ptr<CPUDisAsm> result;
+
+	switch (cpu->get_class())
+	{
+	case thread_class::ppu: result = std::make_shared<PPUDisAsm>(cpu_disasm_mode::interpreter, vm::g_sudo_addr); break;
+	case thread_class::spu: result = std::make_shared<SPUDisAsm>(cpu_disasm_mode::interpreter, static_cast<const spu_thread*>(cpu)->ls); break;
+	case thread_class::rsx: result = std::make_shared<RSXDisAsm>(cpu_disasm_mode::interpreter, vm::g_sudo_addr, 0, cpu); break;
+	default: return result;
+	}
+
+	result->set_cpu_handle(std::move(handle));
+	return result;
+}