diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/texture_cache.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/texture_cache.h
index bdd64117a7..fa77b3196e 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/texture_cache.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/texture_cache.h
@@ -1601,8 +1601,11 @@ namespace rsx
 						{
 							// We can have the correct data in cached_texture but it needs decoding before it can be sampled.
 							// Usually a sign of a game bug where the developer forgot to mark the texture correctly the first time we see it.
+							// TODO: This section should execute under an exclusive lock, but we're not actually modifying any object references, only flags
 							rsx_log.error("A texture was found in cache for address 0x%x, but swizzle flag does not match", attr.address);
-							continue;
+							cached_texture->unprotect();
+							cached_texture->set_dirty(true);
+							return {};
 						}
 
 						return{ cached_texture->get_view(encoded_remap, remap), cached_texture->get_context(), cached_texture->get_format_class(), scale, cached_texture->get_image_type() };
@@ -2336,7 +2339,6 @@ namespace rsx
 
 					if (use_null_region)
 					{
-
 						// Attach to existing region
 						cached_dest = surface;