diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
index a5c528b0c5..b6073de8ba 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
@@ -1535,7 +1535,7 @@ void ppu_thread::cpu_task()
 			// Wait until the progress dialog is closed.
 			// We don't want to open a cell dialog while a native progress dialog is still open.
 			thread_ctrl::wait_on<atomic_wait::op_ne>(g_progr_ptotal, 0);
-			g_fxo->get<progress_dialog_workaround>().skip_the_progress_dialog = true;
+			g_fxo->get<progress_dialog_server>().show_overlay_message_only = true;
 
 			// Sadly we can't postpone initializing guest time because we need to run PPU threads
 			// (the farther it's postponed, the less accuracy of guest time has been lost)
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/System.h b/rpcs3/Emu/System.h
index 98355b3a0e..a06ed67653 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/System.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/System.h
@@ -15,14 +15,6 @@
 
 void init_fxo_for_exec(utils::serial*, bool);
 
-struct progress_dialog_workaround
-{
-	// WORKAROUND:
-	// We don't want to show the native dialog during gameplay.
-	// This can currently interfere with cell dialogs.
-	atomic_t<bool> skip_the_progress_dialog = false;
-};
-
 enum class localized_string_id;
 enum class video_renderer;
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/system_progress.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/system_progress.cpp
index aacc5229a2..2f291af363 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/system_progress.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/system_progress.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ void progress_dialog_server::operator()()
 		g_system_progress_canceled = false;
 
 		// Initialize message dialog
-		bool skip_this_one = false; // Workaround: do not open a progress dialog if there is already a cell message dialog open.
+		bool show_overlay_message = false; // Only show an overlay message after initial loading is done.
 		std::shared_ptr<MsgDialogBase> dlg;
 
 		if (const auto renderer = rsx::get_current_renderer())
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ void progress_dialog_server::operator()()
 			renderer->is_initialized.wait(false, atomic_wait_timeout(5 * 1000000000ull));
 
 			auto manager  = g_fxo->try_get<rsx::overlays::display_manager>();
-			skip_this_one = !renderer->is_initialized || g_fxo->get<progress_dialog_workaround>().skip_the_progress_dialog || (manager && manager->get<rsx::overlays::message_dialog>());
+			show_overlay_message = show_overlay_message_only;
 
-			if (manager && !skip_this_one)
+			if (manager && !show_overlay_message)
 			{
 				MsgDialogType type{};
 				type.se_mute_on         = true;
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ void progress_dialog_server::operator()()
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (!skip_this_one && !native_dlg && (dlg = Emu.GetCallbacks().get_msg_dialog()))
+		if (!show_overlay_message && !native_dlg && (dlg = Emu.GetCallbacks().get_msg_dialog()))
 		{
 			dlg->type.se_normal          = true;
 			dlg->type.bg_invisible       = true;
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ void progress_dialog_server::operator()()
 					break;
 				}
 
-				if (skip_this_one)
+				if (show_overlay_message)
 				{
 					// Show a message instead
 					rsx::overlays::show_ppu_compile_notification();
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ void progress_dialog_server::operator()()
 				}
 			}
 
-			if (skip_this_one)
+			if (show_overlay_message)
 			{
 				// Make sure to update any pending messages. PPU compilation may freeze the image.
 				rsx::overlays::refresh_message_queue();
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ void progress_dialog_server::operator()()
 			break;
 		}
 
-		if (skip_this_one)
+		if (show_overlay_message)
 		{
 			// Do nothing
 		}
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/system_progress.hpp b/rpcs3/Emu/system_progress.hpp
index 2cb6d94fdd..793318569a 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/system_progress.hpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/system_progress.hpp
@@ -39,4 +39,7 @@ struct progress_dialog_server
 	~progress_dialog_server();
 
 	static constexpr auto thread_name = "Progress Dialog Server"sv;
+	
+	// We don't want to show the native dialog during gameplay.
+	atomic_t<bool> show_overlay_message_only = false;
 };