diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUASMJITRecompiler.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUASMJITRecompiler.cpp
index dbaf7eafbc..b17feddf1f 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUASMJITRecompiler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUASMJITRecompiler.cpp
@@ -1715,10 +1715,8 @@ void spu_recompiler::RCHCNT(spu_opcode_t op)
 	{
 		const XmmLink& vr = XmmAlloc();
 		const XmmLink& v1 = XmmAlloc();
-		c->movd(vr, SPU_OFF_32(ch_tag_upd));
-		c->pxor(v1, v1);
-		c->pcmpeqd(vr, v1);
-		c->psrld(vr, 31);
+		c->mov(addr->r32(), 1);
+		c->movd(vr, addr->r32());
 		c->pslldq(vr, 12);
 		c->movdqa(SPU_OFF_128(gpr, op.rt), vr);
 		return;
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPURecompiler.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPURecompiler.cpp
index 236288dd55..0d5bd8f6df 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPURecompiler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPURecompiler.cpp
@@ -5585,9 +5585,7 @@ public:
 		}
 		case MFC_WrTagUpdate:
 		{
-			res.value = m_ir->CreateLoad(spu_ptr<u32>(&spu_thread::ch_tag_upd), true);
-			res.value = m_ir->CreateICmpEQ(res.value, m_ir->getInt32(0));
-			res.value = m_ir->CreateZExt(res.value, get_type<u32>());
+			res.value = m_ir->getInt32(1);
 			break;
 		}
 		case MFC_Cmd:
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
index b931bec5c4..781bfec486 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
@@ -2374,7 +2374,7 @@ u32 spu_thread::get_ch_count(u32 ch)
 	case SPU_RdInMbox:        return ch_in_mbox.get_count();
 	case MFC_RdTagStat:       return ch_tag_stat.get_count();
 	case MFC_RdListStallStat: return ch_stall_stat.get_count();
-	case MFC_WrTagUpdate:     return ch_tag_upd == 0;
+	case MFC_WrTagUpdate:     return 1;
 	case SPU_RdSigNotify1:    return ch_snr1.get_count();
 	case SPU_RdSigNotify2:    return ch_snr2.get_count();
 	case MFC_RdAtomicStat:    return ch_atomic_stat.get_count();