diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
index 137ff3a09d..03e5244020 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
@@ -1045,21 +1045,10 @@ static T ppu_load_acquire_reservation(ppu_thread& ppu, u32 addr)
 		}
 	}())
 	{
-		ppu.rtime = vm::reservation_acquire(addr, sizeof(T));
-
-		if (ppu.rtime & 127)
-		{
-			if (!(ppu.state & cpu_flag::wait))
-			{
-				ppu.state += cpu_flag::wait;
-			}
-
-			continue;
-		}
-
+		ppu.rtime = vm::reservation_acquire(addr, sizeof(T)) & -128;
 		ppu.rdata = data;
 
-		if (vm::reservation_acquire(addr, sizeof(T)) == ppu.rtime) [[likely]]
+		if ((vm::reservation_acquire(addr, sizeof(T)) & -128) == ppu.rtime) [[likely]]
 		{
 			ppu.test_stopped();
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
index 060e128a93..42fac63ff4 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
@@ -1784,9 +1784,9 @@ bool spu_thread::process_mfc_cmd()
 
 		for (u64 i = 0;; [&]()
 		{
-			if (ntime & 127 && g_use_rtm && !(state & cpu_flag::wait))
+			if (is_paused())
 			{
-				state += cpu_flag::wait;
+				check_state();
 			}
 
 			if (++i < 25) [[likely]]
@@ -1813,7 +1813,7 @@ bool spu_thread::process_mfc_cmd()
 				ntime != time0)
 			{
 				// Reservation data has been modified recently
-				if (time0 & 127) i += 12, ntime = time0;
+				if (time0 & 127) i += 12;
 				continue;
 			}