diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_spu.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_spu.cpp
index 9c34d414f3..9a39271a1e 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_spu.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_spu.cpp
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ void sys_spu_image::load(const fs::file& stream)
 		}
 	}
 
-	const u32 mem_size = nsegs * sizeof(sys_spu_segment) + ::size32(stream);
-
 	type        = SYS_SPU_IMAGE_TYPE_KERNEL;
 	entry_point = obj.header.e_entry;
 	nsegs       = sys_spu_image::get_nsegs(obj.progs);
+
+	const u32 mem_size = nsegs * sizeof(sys_spu_segment) + ::size32(stream);
 	segs        = vm::cast(vm::alloc(mem_size, vm::main));
 
 	const u32 src = segs.addr() + nsegs * sizeof(sys_spu_segment);