diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLGSRender.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLGSRender.cpp
index 50583ba133..0f75096fb0 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLGSRender.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLGSRender.cpp
@@ -1711,8 +1711,7 @@ work_item& GLGSRender::post_flush_request(u32 address, gl::texture_cache::thrash
 {
 	std::lock_guard lock(queue_guard);
 
-	work_queue.emplace_back();
-	work_item &result = work_queue.back();
+	work_item &result = work_queue.emplace_back();
 	result.address_to_flush = address;
 	result.section_data = std::move(flush_data);
 	return result;
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.cpp
index d48e282dc0..373a0d91b0 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.cpp
@@ -3201,11 +3201,12 @@ namespace rsx
 			const auto memory_end = memory_address + memory_range;
 			u32 sync_address = 0;
 
-			for (const auto &writer : m_pending_writes)
+			for (auto It = m_pending_writes.crbegin(); It != m_pending_writes.crend(); ++It)
 			{
-				if (writer.sink >= memory_address && writer.sink < memory_end)
+				if (It->sink >= memory_address && It->sink < memory_end)
 				{
-					sync_address = writer.sink;
+					sync_address = It->sink;
+					break;
 				}
 			}