diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_rsxaudio.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_rsxaudio.cpp
index 6b846fcbcb..2116da6c88 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_rsxaudio.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_rsxaudio.cpp
@@ -103,6 +103,38 @@ namespace rsxaudio_ringbuf_reader
 	}
 }
 
+lv2_rsxaudio::lv2_rsxaudio(utils::serial& ar) noexcept
+	: lv2_obj{1}
+	, init(ar)
+{
+	if (init)
+	{
+		ar(shmem);
+
+		for (const auto& port : event_queue)
+		{
+			lv2_event_queue::save_ptr(ar, port.get());
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+void lv2_rsxaudio::save(utils::serial& ar)
+{
+	USING_SERIALIZATION_VERSION(LLE);
+
+	ar(init);
+
+	if (init)
+	{
+		ar(shmem);
+
+		for (auto& port : event_queue)
+		{
+			port = lv2_event_queue::load_ptr(ar, port);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 error_code sys_rsxaudio_initialize(vm::ptr<u32> handle)
 {
 	sys_rsxaudio.trace("sys_rsxaudio_initialize(handle=*0x%x)", handle);
@@ -414,7 +446,7 @@ error_code sys_rsxaudio_start_process(u32 handle)
 
 	for (u32 q_idx = 0; q_idx < SYS_RSXAUDIO_PORT_CNT; q_idx++)
 	{
-		if (auto queue = rsxaudio_obj->event_queue[q_idx].lock(); queue && sh_page->ctrl.ringbuf[q_idx].active)
+		if (const auto& queue = rsxaudio_obj->event_queue[q_idx]; queue && sh_page->ctrl.ringbuf[q_idx].active)
 		{
 			queue->send(rsxaudio_obj->event_port_name[q_idx], q_idx, 0, 0);
 		}
@@ -823,7 +855,7 @@ void rsxaudio_data_thread::extract_audio_data()
 				// Too late to recover
 				reset_periods = true;
 
-				if (auto queue = rsxaudio_obj->event_queue[dst_raw].lock())
+				if (const auto& queue = rsxaudio_obj->event_queue[dst_raw])
 				{
 					queue->send(rsxaudio_obj->event_port_name[dst_raw], dst_raw, blk_idx, timestamp);
 				}
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_rsxaudio.h b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_rsxaudio.h
index 5a625728ac..c223793cd6 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_rsxaudio.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_rsxaudio.h
@@ -161,14 +161,13 @@ struct lv2_rsxaudio final : lv2_obj
 
 	vm::addr_t shmem{};
 
-	std::array<std::weak_ptr<lv2_event_queue>, SYS_RSXAUDIO_PORT_CNT> event_queue{};
+	std::array<std::shared_ptr<lv2_event_queue>, SYS_RSXAUDIO_PORT_CNT> event_queue{};
 
 	// lv2 uses port memory addresses for their names
 	static constexpr std::array<u64, SYS_RSXAUDIO_PORT_CNT> event_port_name{ 0x8000000000400100, 0x8000000000400200, 0x8000000000400300 };
 
-	lv2_rsxaudio()
-	{
-	}
+	lv2_rsxaudio() noexcept = default;
+	lv2_rsxaudio(utils::serial& ar) noexcept;	void save(utils::serial& ar);
 
 	void page_lock()
 	{
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/kernel_explorer.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/kernel_explorer.cpp
index 727b39e2cc..d0ad360f36 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/kernel_explorer.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/kernel_explorer.cpp
@@ -586,11 +586,12 @@ void kernel_explorer::update()
 			QTreeWidgetItem* rao_obj = add_solid_node(node, qstr(fmt::format(u8"RSXAudio 0x%08x: Shmem: 0x%08x", id, u32{rao.shmem})));
 			for (u64 q_idx = 0; q_idx < rao.event_queue.size(); q_idx++)
 			{
-				if (const auto eq = rao.event_queue[q_idx].lock())
+				if (const auto& eq = rao.event_queue[q_idx])
 				{
 					add_leaf(rao_obj, qstr(fmt::format(u8"Event Queue %u: ID: 0x%08x", q_idx, eq->id)));
 				}
 			}
+
 			break;
 		}
 		default: