diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_rwlock.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_rwlock.cpp
index 4aaf4e1655..bcec78bd9a 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_rwlock.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_rwlock.cpp
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ error_code sys_rwlock_runlock(ppu_thread& ppu, u32 rw_lock_id)
 		{
 			if (const auto cpu = rwlock->schedule<ppu_thread>(rwlock->wq, rwlock->protocol))
 			{
-				rwlock->owner = cpu->id << 1 | !rwlock->wq.empty();
+				rwlock->owner = cpu->id << 1 | !rwlock->wq.empty() | !rwlock->rq.empty();
 
 				rwlock->awake(*cpu);
 			}