diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/debugger_frame.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/debugger_frame.cpp
index be44c15c29..8bd80b7a77 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/debugger_frame.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/debugger_frame.cpp
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ void debugger_frame::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent* event)
 			{
 				be_t<ppu_opcode_t> op{};
 
-				if (vm::try_access(pc, &op, 4, false))
+				if (vm::check_addr(pc, vm::page_executable) && vm::try_access(pc, &op, 4, false))
 					res = op_branch_targets(pc, op);
 
 				break;