diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
index b44c281175..67085ea103 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
@@ -2364,9 +2364,14 @@ void ppu_thread::serialize_common(utils::serial& ar)
 
 	ar(optional_savestate_state, vr);
 
-	if (optional_savestate_state->data.empty())
+	if (!ar.is_writing())
 	{
-		optional_savestate_state->clear();
+		if (optional_savestate_state->data.empty())
+		{
+			optional_savestate_state->clear();
+		}
+
+		optional_savestate_state->set_reading_state();
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/IdManager.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/IdManager.cpp
index 4b8549109e..8db94b2e51 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/IdManager.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/IdManager.cpp
@@ -12,12 +12,16 @@ namespace id_manager
 template <>
 bool serialize<std::shared_ptr<utils::serial>>(utils::serial& ar, std::shared_ptr<utils::serial>& o)
 {
-	if (!o || !ar.is_writing())
+	if (!o)
 	{
-		o.reset();
 		o = std::make_shared<utils::serial>();
 	}
 
+	if (!ar.is_writing())
+	{
+		o->set_reading_state();
+	}
+
 	ar(o->data);
 	return true;
 }