diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
index bf325019c4..0b92069975 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
@@ -3721,7 +3721,7 @@ bool spu_thread::do_putllc(const spu_mfc_cmd& args)
 
 		if (!vm::check_addr(addr, vm::page_writable))
 		{
-			vm::_ref<atomic_t<u8>>(addr) += 0; // Access violate
+			utils::trigger_write_page_fault(vm::base(addr));
 		}
 
 		raddr = 0;
@@ -3823,7 +3823,7 @@ void do_cell_atomic_128_store(u32 addr, const void* to_write)
 		else if (!g_use_rtm)
 		{
 			// Provoke page fault
-			vm::_ref<atomic_t<u32>>(addr) += 0;
+			utils::trigger_write_page_fault(vm::base(addr));
 
 			// Hard lock
 			auto spu = cpu ? cpu->try_get<spu_thread>() : nullptr;
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp
index 4397dffc53..eb16be6123 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ namespace vm
 
 					// Try triggering a page fault (write)
 					// TODO: Read memory if needed
-					vm::_ref<atomic_t<u8>>(test / 4096 == begin / 4096 ? begin : test) += 0;
+					utils::trigger_write_page_fault(vm::base(test / 4096 == begin / 4096 ? begin : test));
 					continue;
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/rpcs3/util/asm.hpp b/rpcs3/util/asm.hpp
index 270e3e9ca8..4733516bdf 100644
--- a/rpcs3/util/asm.hpp
+++ b/rpcs3/util/asm.hpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "util/types.hpp"
 #include "util/tsc.hpp"
+#include "util/atomic.hpp"
 #include <functional>
 
 extern bool g_use_rtm;
@@ -435,6 +436,15 @@ namespace utils
 		return factor1 > 0 && T{umax} / factor1 < factor2 ? T{umax} : static_cast<T>(factor1 * factor2);
 	}
 
+	inline void trigger_write_page_fault(void* ptr)
+	{
+#if defined(ARCH_X64) && !defined(_MSC_VER)
+		__asm__ volatile("lock orl $0, 0(%0)" :: "r" (ptr));
+#else
+		*static_cast<atomic_t<u32> *>(ptr) += 0;
+#endif
+	}
+
 	inline void trap()
 	{
 #ifdef _M_X64