diff --git a/Utilities/cond.cpp b/Utilities/cond.cpp
index 8a829cd282..6b1e47c1c5 100644
--- a/Utilities/cond.cpp
+++ b/Utilities/cond.cpp
@@ -443,35 +443,3 @@ bool shared_cond::notify_all(shared_cond::shared_lock& lock) noexcept
 	balanced_awaken<true>(m_cvx32, utils::popcnt32(wait_mask));
 	return true;
 }
-
-bool lf_queue_base::wait(u64 _timeout)
-{
-	auto _old = m_head.compare_and_swap(0, 1);
-
-	if (_old)
-	{
-		verify("lf_queue concurrent wait" HERE), _old != 1;
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	return balanced_wait_until(m_head, _timeout, [](std::uintptr_t& head, auto... ret) -> int
-	{
-		if (head != 1)
-		{
-			return +1;
-		}
-
-		if constexpr (sizeof...(ret))
-		{
-			head = 0;
-			return -1;
-		}
-
-		return 0;
-	});
-}
-
-void lf_queue_base::imp_notify()
-{
-	balanced_awaken(m_head, 1);
-}
diff --git a/Utilities/lockless.h b/Utilities/lockless.h
index 28831f8e9d..9429b22309 100644
--- a/Utilities/lockless.h
+++ b/Utilities/lockless.h
@@ -315,12 +315,6 @@ class lf_queue_base
 {
 protected:
 	atomic_t<std::uintptr_t> m_head = 0;
-
-	void imp_notify();
-
-public:
-	// Wait for new elements pushed, no other thread shall call wait() or pop_all() simultaneously
-	bool wait(u64 usec_timeout = -1);
 };
 
 // Linked list-based multi-producer queue (the consumer drains the whole queue at once)
@@ -361,20 +355,28 @@ public:
 		delete reinterpret_cast<lf_queue_item<T>*>(m_head.load());
 	}
 
+	void wait() noexcept
+	{
+		while (m_head == 0)
+		{
+			m_head.wait(0);
+		}
+	}
+
+	void notify() noexcept
+	{
+		m_head.notify_one();
+	}
+
 	template <typename... Args>
 	void push(Args&&... args)
 	{
 		auto  _old = m_head.load();
-		auto* item = new lf_queue_item<T>(_old & 1 ? nullptr : reinterpret_cast<lf_queue_item<T>*>(_old), std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+		auto* item = new lf_queue_item<T>(reinterpret_cast<lf_queue_item<T>*>(_old), std::forward<Args>(args)...);
 
 		while (!m_head.compare_exchange(_old, reinterpret_cast<std::uint64_t>(item)))
 		{
-			item->m_link = _old & 1 ? nullptr : reinterpret_cast<lf_queue_item<T>*>(_old);
-		}
-
-		if (_old & 1)
-		{
-			lf_queue_base::imp_notify();
+			item->m_link = reinterpret_cast<lf_queue_item<T>*>(_old);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellVdec.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellVdec.cpp
index f333e79303..f68eb8da92 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellVdec.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellVdec.cpp
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ struct vdec_context final
 		{
 			if (!cmds)
 			{
-				in_cmd.wait(1000);
+				in_cmd.wait();
 				continue;
 			}
 
@@ -515,6 +515,7 @@ error_code cellVdecClose(ppu_thread& ppu, u32 handle)
 	lv2_obj::sleep(ppu);
 	vdec->out_max = 0;
 	vdec->in_cmd.push(vdec_close);
+	vdec->in_cmd.notify();
 
 	while (!atomic_storage<u64>::load(vdec->ppu_tid))
 	{
@@ -538,6 +539,7 @@ error_code cellVdecStartSeq(u32 handle)
 	}
 
 	vdec->in_cmd.push(vdec_start_seq);
+	vdec->in_cmd.notify();
 	return CELL_OK;
 }
 
@@ -553,6 +555,7 @@ error_code cellVdecEndSeq(u32 handle)
 	}
 
 	vdec->in_cmd.push(vdec_cmd{-1});
+	vdec->in_cmd.notify();
 	return CELL_OK;
 }
 
@@ -574,6 +577,7 @@ error_code cellVdecDecodeAu(u32 handle, CellVdecDecodeMode mode, vm::cptr<CellVd
 
 	// TODO: check info
 	vdec->in_cmd.push(vdec_cmd{mode, *auInfo});
+	vdec->in_cmd.notify();
 	return CELL_OK;
 }
 
@@ -924,6 +928,7 @@ error_code cellVdecSetFrameRate(u32 handle, CellVdecFrameRate frc)
 
 	// TODO: check frc value
 	vdec->in_cmd.push(frc);
+	vdec->in_cmd.notify();
 	return CELL_OK;
 }