diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/rsx_methods.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/rsx_methods.cpp
index 11c8fc89a0..8abf843c2b 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/rsx_methods.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/rsx_methods.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,14 @@ namespace rsx
 		void semaphore_release(thread* rsx, u32 _reg, u32 arg)
 		{
 			const u32 addr = get_address(method_registers.semaphore_offset_406e(), method_registers.semaphore_context_dma_406e());
+
+			if (addr >> 28 == 0x4)
+			{
+				// TODO: check no reservation area instead
+				vm::ps3::write32(addr, arg);
+				return;
+			}
+
 			vm::reader_lock lock;
 			vm::ps3::write32(addr, arg);
 			vm::notify(addr, 4);