diff --git a/Utilities/Thread.cpp b/Utilities/Thread.cpp
index f4e1215747..62a303d0d0 100644
--- a/Utilities/Thread.cpp
+++ b/Utilities/Thread.cpp
@@ -1242,14 +1242,16 @@ bool handle_access_violation(u32 addr, bool is_writing, ucontext_t* context) noe
 
 	if (rsx::g_access_violation_handler)
 	{
+		bool state_changed = false;
+
 		if (cpu)
 		{
-			vm::temporary_unlock(*cpu);
+			state_changed = vm::temporary_unlock(*cpu);
 		}
 
 		bool handled = rsx::g_access_violation_handler(addr, is_writing);
 
-		if (cpu && (cpu->state += cpu_flag::temp, cpu->test_stopped()))
+		if (state_changed && (cpu->state += cpu_flag::temp, cpu->test_stopped()))
 		{
 			//
 		}
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_sync.h b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_sync.h
index 68dc6a1e3a..6803a221fc 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_sync.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_sync.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ enum ppu_thread_status : u32;
 
 namespace vm
 {
-	void temporary_unlock(cpu_thread& cpu) noexcept;
+	bool temporary_unlock(cpu_thread& cpu) noexcept;
 }
 
 namespace cpu_counter
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp
index b1907b7354..0c6cbae8a9 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ namespace vm
 		}
 	}
 
-	void temporary_unlock(cpu_thread& cpu) noexcept
+	bool temporary_unlock(cpu_thread& cpu) noexcept
 	{
 		bs_t<cpu_flag> add_state = cpu_flag::wait;
 
@@ -392,7 +392,10 @@ namespace vm
 		if (add_state - cpu.state)
 		{
 			cpu.state += add_state;
+			return true;
 		}
+
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	void temporary_unlock() noexcept
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm_locking.h b/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm_locking.h
index 269041260b..229e5df789 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm_locking.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm_locking.h
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ namespace vm
 	void passive_unlock(cpu_thread& cpu);
 
 	// Optimization (set cpu_flag::memory)
-	void temporary_unlock(cpu_thread& cpu) noexcept;
+	bool temporary_unlock(cpu_thread& cpu) noexcept;
 	void temporary_unlock() noexcept;
 
 	struct writer_lock final