diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_lwcond.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_lwcond.cpp
index a4b65d1fc8..635ac0c479 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_lwcond.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_lwcond.cpp
@@ -73,12 +73,17 @@ error_code _sys_lwcond_signal(ppu_thread& ppu, u32 lwcond_id, u32 lwmutex_id, u3
 		fmt::throw_exception("Unknown mode (%d)" HERE, mode);
 	}
 
-	lv2_lwmutex* mutex = nullptr;
+	lv2_lwmutex* mutex;
 
 	const auto cond = idm::check<lv2_obj, lv2_lwcond>(lwcond_id, [&](lv2_lwcond& cond) -> cpu_thread*
 	{
 		mutex = idm::check_unlocked<lv2_obj, lv2_lwmutex>(lwmutex_id);
 
+		if (!mutex)
+		{
+			return 0;
+		}
+
 		if (cond.waiters)
 		{
 			std::lock_guard lock(cond.mutex);
@@ -127,7 +132,7 @@ error_code _sys_lwcond_signal(ppu_thread& ppu, u32 lwcond_id, u32 lwmutex_id, u3
 		return nullptr;
 	});
 
-	if ((lwmutex_id && !mutex) || !cond)
+	if (!mutex || !cond)
 	{
 		return CELL_ESRCH;
 	}
@@ -166,12 +171,17 @@ error_code _sys_lwcond_signal_all(ppu_thread& ppu, u32 lwcond_id, u32 lwmutex_id
 
 	std::basic_string<cpu_thread*> threads;
 
-	lv2_lwmutex* mutex = nullptr;
+	lv2_lwmutex* mutex;
 
 	const auto cond = idm::check<lv2_obj, lv2_lwcond>(lwcond_id, [&](lv2_lwcond& cond) -> u32
 	{
 		mutex = idm::check_unlocked<lv2_obj, lv2_lwmutex>(lwmutex_id);
 
+		if (!mutex)
+		{
+			return 0;
+		}
+
 		if (cond.waiters)
 		{
 			std::lock_guard lock(cond.mutex);
@@ -207,7 +217,7 @@ error_code _sys_lwcond_signal_all(ppu_thread& ppu, u32 lwcond_id, u32 lwmutex_id
 		return 0;
 	});
 
-	if ((lwmutex_id && !mutex) || !cond)
+	if (!mutex || !cond)
 	{
 		return CELL_ESRCH;
 	}