diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/Jit64/Jit.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/Jit64/Jit.cpp
index a1ef3c409c..ba5975ab24 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/Jit64/Jit.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/Jit64/Jit.cpp
@@ -598,6 +598,7 @@ const u8* Jit64::DoJit(u32 em_address, PPCAnalyst::CodeBuffer* code_buf, JitBloc
   js.isLastInstruction = false;
   js.blockStart = em_address;
   js.fifoBytesThisBlock = 0;
+  js.mustCheckFifo = false;
   js.curBlock = b;
   js.numLoadStoreInst = 0;
   js.numFloatingPointInst = 0;
@@ -723,9 +724,11 @@ const u8* Jit64::DoJit(u32 em_address, PPCAnalyst::CodeBuffer* code_buf, JitBloc
         js.fifoWriteAddresses.find(ops[i].address) != js.fifoWriteAddresses.end();
 
     // Gather pipe writes using an immediate address are explicitly tracked.
-    if (jo.optimizeGatherPipe && js.fifoBytesThisBlock >= 32)
+    if (jo.optimizeGatherPipe && (js.fifoBytesThisBlock >= 32 || js.mustCheckFifo))
     {
-      js.fifoBytesThisBlock -= 32;
+      if (js.fifoBytesThisBlock >= 32)
+        js.fifoBytesThisBlock -= 32;
+      js.mustCheckFifo = false;
       BitSet32 registersInUse = CallerSavedRegistersInUse();
       ABI_PushRegistersAndAdjustStack(registersInUse, 0);
       ABI_CallFunction((void*)&GPFifo::FastCheckGatherPipe);
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/Jit64/Jit.h b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/Jit64/Jit.h
index b00b63845b..4fce2e91bf 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/Jit64/Jit.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/Jit64/Jit.h
@@ -241,4 +241,6 @@ public:
   void stmw(UGeckoInstruction inst);
 
   void dcbx(UGeckoInstruction inst);
+
+  void eieio(UGeckoInstruction inst);
 };
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/Jit64/Jit64_Tables.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/Jit64/Jit64_Tables.cpp
index 75df5bf07e..700e87c3ae 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/Jit64/Jit64_Tables.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/Jit64/Jit64_Tables.cpp
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ static GekkoOPTemplate table31[] = {
     // Unused instructions on GC
     {310, &Jit64::FallBackToInterpreter},  // eciwx
     {438, &Jit64::FallBackToInterpreter},  // ecowx
-    {854, &Jit64::DoNothing},              // eieio
+    {854, &Jit64::eieio},                  // eieio
     {306, &Jit64::FallBackToInterpreter},  // tlbie
     {566, &Jit64::DoNothing},              // tlbsync
 };
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/Jit64/Jit_LoadStore.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/Jit64/Jit_LoadStore.cpp
index a67dad0274..2059587dd6 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/Jit64/Jit_LoadStore.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/Jit64/Jit_LoadStore.cpp
@@ -598,3 +598,15 @@ void Jit64::stmw(UGeckoInstruction inst)
   }
   gpr.UnlockAllX();
 }
+
+void Jit64::eieio(UGeckoInstruction inst)
+{
+  INSTRUCTION_START
+  JITDISABLE(bJITLoadStoreOff);
+
+  // optimizeGatherPipe generally postpones FIFO checks to the end of the JIT block,
+  // which is generally safe. However postponing FIFO writes across eieio instructions
+  // is incorrect (would crash NBA2K11 strap screen if we improve our FIFO detection).
+  if (jo.optimizeGatherPipe && js.fifoBytesThisBlock > 0)
+    js.mustCheckFifo = true;
+}
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/JitCommon/JitBase.h b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/JitCommon/JitBase.h
index 7b96a6b739..489bb5ba38 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/JitCommon/JitBase.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/JitCommon/JitBase.h
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ protected:
     bool generatingTrampoline = false;
     u8* trampolineExceptionHandler;
 
+    bool mustCheckFifo;
     int fifoBytesThisBlock;
 
     PPCAnalyst::BlockStats st;