diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXFIFO.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXFIFO.cpp
index 667bf9bed4..97bb6ab3a2 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXFIFO.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXFIFO.cpp
@@ -17,26 +17,26 @@ namespace rsx
 		{
 			m_internal_get += 4;
 
-			if (wait && m_ctrl->put == m_internal_get)
+			if (wait && read_put() == m_internal_get)
 			{
 				// NOTE: Only supposed to be invoked to wait for a single arg on command[0] (4 bytes)
 				// Wait for put to allow us to procceed execution
 				sync_get();
 
-				while (m_ctrl->put == m_internal_get && !Emu.IsStopped())
+				while (read_put() == m_internal_get && !Emu.IsStopped())
 				{
 					std::this_thread::yield();
 				}
 			}
 		}
 
+		u32 FIFO_control::read_put()
+		{
+			return m_ctrl->put.and_fetch(~3);
+		}
+
 		void FIFO_control::set_put(u32 put)
 		{
-			if (m_ctrl->put == put)
-			{
-				return;
-			}
-
 			m_ctrl->put = put;
 		}
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ namespace rsx
 		{
 			// Fast read with no processing, only safe inside a PACKET_BEGIN+count block
 			if (m_remaining_commands &&
-				m_internal_get != m_ctrl->put)
+				m_internal_get != read_put())
 			{
 				m_command_reg += m_command_inc;
 				m_args_ptr += 4;
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ namespace rsx
 
 		void FIFO_control::read(register_pair& data)
 		{
-			const u32 put = m_ctrl->put;
+			const u32 put = read_put();
 			m_internal_get = m_ctrl->get;
 
 			if (put == m_internal_get)
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXFIFO.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXFIFO.h
index dd66de3ffd..405bd87cb2 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXFIFO.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXFIFO.h
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ namespace rsx
 			void inc_get(bool wait);
 			void set_get(u32 get);
 			void set_put(u32 put);
+			u32 read_put();
 
 			void read(register_pair& data);
 			inline bool read_unsafe(register_pair& data);