diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/D3D12/D3D12GSRender.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/D3D12/D3D12GSRender.cpp
index 944ac0c24f..488586d3c5 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/D3D12/D3D12GSRender.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/D3D12/D3D12GSRender.cpp
@@ -1215,10 +1215,15 @@ void D3D12GSRender::semaphorePGRAPHBackendRelease(u32 offset, u32 value)
 
 void D3D12GSRender::semaphorePFIFOAcquire(u32 offset, u32 value)
 {
+	const std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::system_clock> enterWait = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
 	while (true)
 	{
 		u32 val = vm::read32(m_label_addr + offset);
 		if (val == value) break;
+		std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::system_clock> waitPoint = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
+		int elapsedTime = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::seconds>(waitPoint - enterWait).count();
+		if (elapsedTime > 0)
+			LOG_ERROR(RSX, "Has wait for more than a second for semaphore acquire");
 		std::this_thread::yield();
 	}
 }