diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKAsyncScheduler.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKAsyncScheduler.cpp
index 69e8b4509f..dafbd3f193 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKAsyncScheduler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKAsyncScheduler.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ namespace vk
 
 	void AsyncTaskScheduler::kill()
 	{
-		*g_fxo->get<async_scheduler_thread>() = thread_state::aborting;
+		g_fxo->get<async_scheduler_thread>() = thread_state::aborting;
 		while (has_refs()) _mm_pause();
 
 		for (auto& cb : m_async_command_queue)
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKDraw.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKDraw.cpp
index a2371c36d1..97108fe572 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKDraw.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKDraw.cpp
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ void VKGSRender::end()
 	m_frame_stats.setup_time += m_profiler.duration();
 
 	// Sync any async scheduler tasks
-	if (auto ev = g_fxo->get<vk::async_scheduler_thread>()->get_primary_sync_label())
+	if (auto ev = g_fxo->get<vk::async_scheduler_thread>().get_primary_sync_label())
 	{
 		ev->gpu_wait(*m_current_command_buffer);
 	}
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.cpp
index 06ac388f8a..27e2c440c6 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.cpp
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ VKGSRender::~VKGSRender()
 	}
 
 	// Globals. TODO: Refactor lifetime management
-	g_fxo->get<vk::async_scheduler_thread>()->kill();
+	g_fxo->get<vk::async_scheduler_thread>().kill();
 
 	//Wait for device to finish up with resources
 	vkDeviceWaitIdle(*m_device);
@@ -1939,7 +1939,7 @@ void VKGSRender::close_and_submit_command_buffer(vk::fence* pFence, VkSemaphore
 	const VkBool32 force_flush = !sync_success;
 
 	// Flush any asynchronously scheduled jobs
-	g_fxo->get<vk::async_scheduler_thread>()->flush(force_flush);
+	g_fxo->get<vk::async_scheduler_thread>().flush(force_flush);
 
 	if (vk::test_status_interrupt(vk::heap_dirty))
 	{
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKTexture.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKTexture.cpp
index 18ff71ea03..e33f18fa52 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKTexture.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKTexture.cpp
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ namespace vk
 		const vk::command_buffer* pcmd = nullptr;
 		if (flags & image_upload_options::upload_contents_async)
 		{
-			auto async_cmd = g_fxo->get<vk::async_scheduler_thread>()->get_current();
+			auto async_cmd = g_fxo->get<vk::async_scheduler_thread>().get_current();
 			async_cmd->begin();
 			pcmd = async_cmd;