diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_spu.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_spu.cpp
index 081e41b4e2..a075e29c3b 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_spu.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_spu.cpp
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ error_code sys_spu_thread_initialize(vm::ptr<u32> thread, u32 group_id, u32 spu_
 
 	group->threads[spu_num] = std::move(spu);
 	group->args[spu_num] = {arg->arg1, arg->arg2, arg->arg3, arg->arg4};
-	group->imgs[spu_num] = img;
+	group->imgs[spu_num] = *img;
 
 	if (++group->init == group->num)
 	{
@@ -345,9 +345,9 @@ error_code sys_spu_thread_group_start(ppu_thread& ppu, u32 id)
 			auto& args = group->args[thread->index];
 			auto& img = group->imgs[thread->index];
 
-			img->deploy(thread->offset);
+			img.deploy(thread->offset);
 
-			thread->pc = img->entry_point;
+			thread->pc = img.entry_point;
 			thread->cpu_init();
 			thread->gpr[3] = v128::from64(0, args[0]);
 			thread->gpr[4] = v128::from64(0, args[1]);
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_spu.h b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_spu.h
index a7a3da3dd4..882c0bb702 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_spu.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_spu.h
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ struct lv2_spu_group
 	cond_variable cv; // used to signal waiting PPU thread
 
 	std::array<std::shared_ptr<SPUThread>, 256> threads; // SPU Threads
-	std::array<vm::ps3::ptr<sys_spu_image>, 256> imgs; // SPU Images
+	std::array<sys_spu_image, 256> imgs; // SPU Images
 	std::array<std::array<u64, 4>, 256> args; // SPU Thread Arguments
 
 	std::weak_ptr<lv2_event_queue> ep_run; // port for SYS_SPU_THREAD_GROUP_EVENT_RUN events