diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThread.cpp
index 037619ec06..1c142110fc 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThread.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ void fmt_class_string<cpu_flag>::format(std::string& out, u64 arg)
 		case cpu_flag::stop: return "STOP";
 		case cpu_flag::exit: return "EXIT";
 		case cpu_flag::wait: return "w";
+		case cpu_flag::temp: return "t";
 		case cpu_flag::pause: return "p";
 		case cpu_flag::suspend: return "s";
 		case cpu_flag::ret: return "ret";
@@ -589,7 +590,7 @@ bool cpu_thread::check_state() noexcept
 					store = true;
 				}
 
-				retval = !cpu_can_stop;
+				retval = false;
 			}
 			else
 			{
@@ -599,7 +600,7 @@ bool cpu_thread::check_state() noexcept
 					store = true;
 				}
 
-				retval = true;
+				retval = cpu_can_stop;
 			}
 
 			if (cpu_can_stop && flags & cpu_flag::dbg_step)
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
index 82fa302635..51d759f02b 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
@@ -1221,7 +1221,7 @@ static T ppu_load_acquire_reservation(ppu_thread& ppu, u32 addr)
 		{
 			ppu.state += cpu_flag::wait + cpu_flag::temp;
 			std::this_thread::yield();
-			ppu.check_state();
+			verify(HERE), !ppu.check_state();
 		}
 	}())
 	{
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
index 304e3c4d97..5a19e7d812 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ namespace spu
 					busy_wait(count);
 				}
 
-				spu.check_state();
+				verify(HERE), !spu.check_state();
 			}
 
 			atomic_instruction_table[pc_offset]++;