diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
index 21c1eade16..a33f973df8 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
@@ -4842,7 +4842,7 @@ bool spu_thread::reservation_check(u32 addr, const decltype(rdata)& data) const
 
 	// Ensure data is allocated (HACK: would raise LR event if not)
 	// Set range_lock first optimistically
-	range_lock->store(u64{128} << 32 | addr);
+	range_lock->store(u64{128} << 32 | addr | vm::range_readable);
 
 	u64 lock_val = *std::prev(std::end(vm::g_range_lock_set));
 	u64 old_lock = 0;
@@ -4923,7 +4923,7 @@ bool spu_thread::reservation_check(u32 addr, u32 hash, atomic_t<u64, 64>* range_
 
 	// Ensure data is allocated (HACK: would raise LR event if not)
 	// Set range_lock first optimistically
-	range_lock->store(u64{128} << 32 | addr);
+	range_lock->store(u64{128} << 32 | addr | vm::range_readable);
 
 	u64 lock_val = *std::prev(std::end(vm::g_range_lock_set));
 	u64 old_lock = 0;
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp
index b118ac8027..6181c2c6bb 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp
@@ -547,6 +547,13 @@ namespace vm
 			{
 				to_clear = for_all_range_locks(to_clear & ~get_range_lock_bits(true), [&](u64 addr2, u32 size2)
 				{
+					constexpr u32 range_size_loc = vm::range_pos - 32;
+
+					if ((size2 >> range_size_loc) == (vm::range_readable >> vm::range_pos))
+					{
+						return 0;
+					}
+
 					// Split and check every 64K page separately
 					for (u64 hi = addr2 >> 16, max = (addr2 + size2 - 1) >> 16; hi <= max; hi++)
 					{