diff --git a/Utilities/Thread.cpp b/Utilities/Thread.cpp
index 0c187eccb6..62edef9faa 100644
--- a/Utilities/Thread.cpp
+++ b/Utilities/Thread.cpp
@@ -1409,9 +1409,9 @@ bool handle_access_violation(u32 addr, bool is_writing, x64_context* context) no
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		if (area->flags & 0x100 || (is_writing && vm::check_addr(addr)))
+		if (vm::reader_lock rlock; vm::check_addr(addr, 0))
 		{
-			// For 4kb pages or read only memory
+			// For allocated memory with protection lower than required (such as protection::no or read-only while writing to it)
 			utils::memory_protect(vm::base(addr & -0x1000), 0x1000, utils::protection::rw);
 			return true;
 		}
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/debugger_list.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/debugger_list.cpp
index 6bac1cf490..f8397651c0 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/debugger_list.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/debugger_list.cpp
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ void debugger_list::ShowAddress(u32 addr, bool force)
 				item(i)->setBackground(default_background);
 			}
 
-			if (m_cpu->id_type() == 1 && !vm::check_addr(pc))
+			if (m_cpu->id_type() == 1 && !vm::check_addr(pc, 0))
 			{
 				item(i)->setText((IsBreakpoint(pc) ? ">> " : "   ") + qstr(fmt::format("[%08x]  ?? ?? ?? ??:", pc)));
 				count = 4;