diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/sys_ppu_thread_.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/sys_ppu_thread_.cpp
index a774b1fc20..f69b818eeb 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/sys_ppu_thread_.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/sys_ppu_thread_.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include "Emu/IdManager.h"
 
 #include "Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_ppu_thread.h"
-#include "Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_event.h"
 #include "sysPrxForUser.h"
 
 extern logs::channel sysPrxForUser;
@@ -42,22 +41,6 @@ s32 sys_ppu_thread_create(ppu_thread& ppu, vm::ptr<u64> thread_id, u32 entry, u6
 		return res;
 	}
 
-	// Dirty hack for sound: confirm the creation of _mxr000 event queue
-	if (threadname && std::memcmp(threadname.get_ptr(), "_cellsurMixerMain", 18) == 0)
-	{
-		lv2_obj::sleep(ppu);
-
-		while (!idm::select<lv2_obj, lv2_event_queue>([](u32, lv2_event_queue& eq)
-		{
-			return eq.name == "_mxr000\0"_u64;
-		}))
-		{
-			thread_ctrl::wait_for(50000);
-		}
-
-		ppu.test_state();
-	}
-
 	return CELL_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_ppu_thread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_ppu_thread.cpp
index 79c7cbd01d..27585ef4df 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_ppu_thread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_ppu_thread.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "Emu/Cell/ErrorCodes.h"
 #include "Emu/Cell/PPUThread.h"
 #include "sys_ppu_thread.h"
+#include "sys_event.h"
 
 namespace vm { using namespace ps3; }
 
@@ -352,6 +353,22 @@ error_code sys_ppu_thread_start(ppu_thread& ppu, u32 thread_id)
 	else
 	{
 		thread->notify();
+
+		// Dirty hack for sound: confirm the creation of _mxr000 event queue
+		if (thread->m_name == "_cellsurMixerMain")
+		{
+			lv2_obj::sleep(ppu);
+
+			while (!idm::select<lv2_obj, lv2_event_queue>([](u32, lv2_event_queue& eq)
+			{
+				return eq.name == "_mxr000\0"_u64;
+			}))
+			{
+				thread_ctrl::wait_for(50000);
+			}
+
+			ppu.test_state();
+		}
 	}
 
 	return CELL_OK;