diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
index 91fa8f76fb..d11802c0c2 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
@@ -2809,6 +2809,11 @@ bool ppu_initialize(const ppu_module& info, bool check_only)
 		g_progr_ptotal++;
 	}
 
+	if (check_only)
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	// Create worker threads for compilation (TODO: how many threads)
 	{
 		u32 thread_count = Emu.GetMaxThreads();