diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_lwcond.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_lwcond.cpp
index 529068ae52..00353b2787 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_lwcond.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_lwcond.cpp
@@ -254,6 +254,8 @@ error_code _sys_lwcond_queue_wait(ppu_thread& ppu, u32 lwcond_id, u32 lwmutex_id
 {
 	sys_lwcond.trace("_sys_lwcond_queue_wait(lwcond_id=0x%x, lwmutex_id=0x%x, timeout=0x%llx)", lwcond_id, lwmutex_id, timeout);
 
+	ppu.gpr[3] = CELL_OK;
+
 	std::shared_ptr<lv2_lwmutex> mutex;
 
 	const auto cond = idm::get<lv2_obj, lv2_lwcond>(lwcond_id, [&](lv2_lwcond& cond) -> cpu_thread*
@@ -294,8 +296,6 @@ error_code _sys_lwcond_queue_wait(ppu_thread& ppu, u32 lwcond_id, u32 lwmutex_id
 		cond->awake(*cond.ret);
 	}
 
-	ppu.gpr[3] = CELL_OK;
-
 	while (!ppu.state.test_and_reset(cpu_flag::signal))
 	{
 		if (ppu.is_stopped())