diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUModule.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUModule.cpp
index 1becdbbc5d..9d8f864fb0 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUModule.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUModule.cpp
@@ -61,21 +61,14 @@ ppu_static_module::ppu_static_module(const char* name)
 	ppu_module_manager::register_module(this);
 }
 
-std::unordered_map<std::string, ppu_static_module*>& ppu_module_manager::access()
-{
-	static std::unordered_map<std::string, ppu_static_module*> map;
-
-	return map;
-}
-
 void ppu_module_manager::register_module(ppu_static_module* _module)
 {
-	access().emplace(_module->name, _module);
+	ppu_module_manager::s_module_map.emplace(_module->name, _module);
 }
 
 ppu_static_function& ppu_module_manager::access_static_function(const char* _module, u32 fnid)
 {
-	auto& res = access().at(_module)->functions[fnid];
+	auto& res = ppu_module_manager::s_module_map.at(_module)->functions[fnid];
 
 	if (res.name)
 	{
@@ -87,7 +80,7 @@ ppu_static_function& ppu_module_manager::access_static_function(const char* _mod
 
 ppu_static_variable& ppu_module_manager::access_static_variable(const char* _module, u32 vnid)
 {
-	auto& res = access().at(_module)->variables[vnid];
+	auto& res = ppu_module_manager::s_module_map.at(_module)->variables[vnid];
 
 	if (res.name)
 	{
@@ -99,7 +92,7 @@ ppu_static_variable& ppu_module_manager::access_static_variable(const char* _mod
 
 const ppu_static_module* ppu_module_manager::get_module(const std::string& name)
 {
-	const auto& map = access();
+	const auto& map = ppu_module_manager::s_module_map;
 	const auto found = map.find(name);
 	return found != map.end() ? found->second : nullptr;
 }
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUModule.h b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUModule.h
index 0bd9bf88af..105a2c592e 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUModule.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUModule.h
@@ -101,8 +101,6 @@ class ppu_module_manager final
 {
 	friend class ppu_static_module;
 
-	static std::unordered_map<std::string, ppu_static_module*>& access();
-
 	static void register_module(ppu_static_module*);
 
 	static ppu_static_function& access_static_function(const char* _module, u32 fnid);
@@ -161,9 +159,10 @@ public:
 		return info;
 	}
 
-	static const auto& get()
+	// We need this to deal with the enumeration over all ppu_static_modules that happens in ppu_initialize_modules
+	static const std::unordered_map<std::string, ppu_static_module*>& get()
 	{
-		return access();
+		return s_module_map;
 	}
 
 	static const ppu_static_module cellAdec;
@@ -273,6 +272,9 @@ public:
 	static const ppu_static_module sys_libc;
 	static const ppu_static_module sys_lv2dbg;
 	static const ppu_static_module static_hle;
+
+private:
+	inline static std::unordered_map<std::string, ppu_static_module*> s_module_map;
 };
 
 template <auto* Func>