diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_spu.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_spu.cpp
index 86f82c8d01..5e92d2ff26 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_spu.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_spu.cpp
@@ -562,16 +562,39 @@ error_code sys_spu_thread_initialize(ppu_thread& ppu, vm::ptr<u32> thread, u32 g
 
 	sys_spu.warning("sys_spu_thread_initialize(thread=*0x%x, group=0x%x, spu_num=%d, img=*0x%x, attr=*0x%x, arg=*0x%x)", thread, group_id, spu_num, img, attr, arg);
 
-	const u32 option = attr->option;
+	if (!attr)
+	{
+		return CELL_EFAULT;
+	}
 
-	if (attr->name_len > 0x80 || option & ~(SYS_SPU_THREAD_OPTION_DEC_SYNC_TB_ENABLE | SYS_SPU_THREAD_OPTION_ASYNC_INTR_ENABLE))
+	const sys_spu_thread_attribute attr_data = *attr;
+
+	if (attr_data.name_len > 0x80)
 	{
 		return CELL_EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	sys_spu_image image;
+	if (!arg)
+	{
+		return CELL_EFAULT;
+	}
 
-	switch (img->type)
+	const sys_spu_thread_argument args = *arg;
+	const u32 option = attr_data.option;
+
+	if (option & ~(SYS_SPU_THREAD_OPTION_DEC_SYNC_TB_ENABLE | SYS_SPU_THREAD_OPTION_ASYNC_INTR_ENABLE))
+	{
+		return CELL_EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (!img)
+	{
+		return CELL_EFAULT;
+	}
+
+	sys_spu_image image = *img;
+
+	switch (image.type)
 	{
 	case SYS_SPU_IMAGE_TYPE_KERNEL:
 	{
@@ -591,12 +614,11 @@ error_code sys_spu_thread_initialize(ppu_thread& ppu, vm::ptr<u32> thread, u32 g
 	}
 	case SYS_SPU_IMAGE_TYPE_USER:
 	{
-		if (img->entry_point > 0x3fffc || img->nsegs <= 0 || img->nsegs > 0x20)
+		if (image.entry_point > 0x3fffc || image.nsegs <= 0 || image.nsegs > 0x20)
 		{
 			return CELL_EINVAL;
 		}
 
-		image = *img;
 		break;
 	}
 	default: return CELL_EINVAL;
@@ -672,7 +694,7 @@ error_code sys_spu_thread_initialize(ppu_thread& ppu, vm::ptr<u32> thread, u32 g
 	}
 
 	// Read thread name
-	const std::string thread_name(attr->name.get_ptr(), std::max<u32>(attr->name_len, 1) - 1);
+	const std::string thread_name(attr_data.name.get_ptr(), std::max<u32>(attr_data.name_len, 1) - 1);
 
 	const auto group = idm::get<lv2_spu_group>(group_id);
 
@@ -725,7 +747,7 @@ error_code sys_spu_thread_initialize(ppu_thread& ppu, vm::ptr<u32> thread, u32 g
 	ensure(vm::get(vm::spu)->falloc(spu->vm_offset(), SPU_LS_SIZE, &spu->shm, static_cast<u64>(vm::page_size_64k) | static_cast<u64>(vm::alloc_hidden)));
 	spu->map_ls(*spu->shm, spu->ls);
 
-	group->args[inited] = {arg->arg1, arg->arg2, arg->arg3, arg->arg4};
+	group->args[inited] = {args.arg1, args.arg2, args.arg3, args.arg4};
 	group->imgs[inited].first = image.entry_point;
 	group->imgs[inited].second = std::move(spu_segs);
 
@@ -800,12 +822,14 @@ error_code sys_spu_thread_group_create(ppu_thread& ppu, vm::ptr<u32> id, u32 num
 
 	const s32 min_prio = g_ps3_process_info.has_root_perm() ? 0 : 16;
 
-	if (attr->nsize > 0x80 || !num)
+	const sys_spu_thread_group_attribute attr_data = *attr;
+
+	if (attr_data.nsize > 0x80 || !num)
 	{
 		return CELL_EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	const s32 type = attr->type;
+	const s32 type = attr_data.type;
 
 	bool use_scheduler = true;
 	bool use_memct = !!(type & SYS_SPU_THREAD_GROUP_TYPE_MEMORY_FROM_CONTAINER);
@@ -902,7 +926,7 @@ error_code sys_spu_thread_group_create(ppu_thread& ppu, vm::ptr<u32> id, u32 num
 
 	if (use_memct && mem_size)
 	{
-		const auto sct = idm::get<lv2_memory_container>(attr->ct);
+		const auto sct = idm::get<lv2_memory_container>(attr_data.ct);
 
 		if (!sct)
 		{
@@ -936,7 +960,7 @@ error_code sys_spu_thread_group_create(ppu_thread& ppu, vm::ptr<u32> id, u32 num
 		return CELL_EBUSY;
 	}
 
-	const auto group = idm::make_ptr<lv2_spu_group>(std::string(attr->name.get_ptr(), std::max<u32>(attr->nsize, 1) - 1), num, prio, type, ct, use_scheduler, mem_size);
+	const auto group = idm::make_ptr<lv2_spu_group>(std::string(attr_data.name.get_ptr(), std::max<u32>(attr_data.nsize, 1) - 1), num, prio, type, ct, use_scheduler, mem_size);
 
 	if (!group)
 	{