diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
index 2656c9acb8..552c9b5b14 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
@@ -2750,9 +2750,7 @@ bool spu_thread::process_mfc_cmd()
 			std::this_thread::yield();
 
 			// Reset perf
-			perf_meter<'x'> dummy;
-			perf0 = dummy;
-			dummy.reset();
+			perf0.restart();
 		}
 
 		alignas(64) spu_rdata_t temp;
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/perf_meter.hpp b/rpcs3/Emu/perf_meter.hpp
index 6a09912e7e..93101f0a99 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/perf_meter.hpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/perf_meter.hpp
@@ -83,18 +83,17 @@ template <auto ShortName, auto... SubEvents>
 class perf_meter
 {
 	// Initialize array (possibly only 1 element) with timestamp
-	u64 m_timestamps[1 + sizeof...(SubEvents)] = {__rdtsc()};
+	u64 m_timestamps[1 + sizeof...(SubEvents)];
 
 public:
-	SAFE_BUFFERS perf_meter() noexcept
+	SAFE_BUFFERS FORCE_INLINE perf_meter() noexcept
 	{
-		m_timestamps[0] = __rdtsc();
-		std::memset(m_timestamps + 1, 0, sizeof(m_timestamps) - sizeof(u64));
+		restart();
 	}
 
 	// Copy first timestamp
 	template <auto SN, auto... S>
-	SAFE_BUFFERS perf_meter(const perf_meter<SN, S...>& r) noexcept
+	SAFE_BUFFERS FORCE_INLINE perf_meter(const perf_meter<SN, S...>& r) noexcept
 	{
 		m_timestamps[0] = r.get();
 		std::memset(m_timestamps + 1, 0, sizeof(m_timestamps) - sizeof(u64));
@@ -147,11 +146,18 @@ public:
 	}
 
 	// Disable this counter
-	SAFE_BUFFERS void reset() noexcept
+	SAFE_BUFFERS FORCE_INLINE void reset() noexcept
 	{
 		m_timestamps[0] = 0;
 	}
 
+	// Re-initialize first timestamp
+	SAFE_BUFFERS FORCE_INLINE void restart() noexcept
+	{
+		m_timestamps[0] = __rdtsc();
+		std::memset(m_timestamps + 1, 0, sizeof(m_timestamps) - sizeof(u64));
+	}
+
 	SAFE_BUFFERS ~perf_meter()
 	{
 		// Disabled counter