diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUTranslator.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUTranslator.cpp
index 9447c8d568..dfd17ea4e9 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUTranslator.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUTranslator.cpp
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ Function* PPUTranslator::TranslateToIR(const ppu_function& info, be_t<u32>* bin,
 		m_ir->SetInsertPoint(m_blocks.at(block.first));
 
 		// Bloat the beginning of each block: check state
-		const auto vstate = m_ir->CreateLoad(m_ir->CreateConstGEP2_32(nullptr, m_thread, 0, 1));
+		const auto vstate = m_ir->CreateLoad(m_ir->CreateConstGEP2_32(nullptr, m_thread, 0, 1), true);
 		const auto vblock = BasicBlock::Create(m_context, fmt::format("l0c_%llx", block.first), m_function);
 		const auto vcheck = BasicBlock::Create(m_context, fmt::format("lcc_%llx", block.first), m_function);