diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUASMJITRecompiler.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUASMJITRecompiler.cpp
index cb47718ec7..44a005588c 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUASMJITRecompiler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUASMJITRecompiler.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "Utilities/sysinfo.h"
 
 #include <cmath>
+#include <thread>
 
 #define ASMJIT_STATIC
 #define ASMJIT_DEBUG
@@ -2869,7 +2870,7 @@ void spu_recompiler::BRZ(spu_opcode_t op)
 {
 	const u32 target = spu_branch_target(m_pos, op.i16);
 
-	if (target == m_pos) fmt::throw_exception("Branch-to-self (0x%05x)" HERE, target);
+	if (target == m_pos) std::this_thread::yield();
 
 	c->cmp(SPU_OFF_32(gpr, op.rt, &v128::_u32, 3), 0);
 
@@ -2915,7 +2916,7 @@ void spu_recompiler::BRNZ(spu_opcode_t op)
 {
 	const u32 target = spu_branch_target(m_pos, op.i16);
 
-	if (target == m_pos) fmt::throw_exception("Branch-to-self (0x%05x)" HERE, target);
+	if (target == m_pos) std::this_thread::yield();
 
 	c->cmp(SPU_OFF_32(gpr, op.rt, &v128::_u32, 3), 0);
 
@@ -2940,7 +2941,7 @@ void spu_recompiler::BRHZ(spu_opcode_t op)
 {
 	const u32 target = spu_branch_target(m_pos, op.i16);
 
-	if (target == m_pos) fmt::throw_exception("Branch-to-self (0x%05x)" HERE, target);
+	if (target == m_pos) std::this_thread::yield();
 
 	c->cmp(SPU_OFF_16(gpr, op.rt, &v128::_u16, 6), 0);
 
@@ -2965,7 +2966,7 @@ void spu_recompiler::BRHNZ(spu_opcode_t op)
 {
 	const u32 target = spu_branch_target(m_pos, op.i16);
 
-	if (target == m_pos) fmt::throw_exception("Branch-to-self (0x%05x)" HERE, target);
+	if (target == m_pos) std::this_thread::yield();
 
 	c->cmp(SPU_OFF_16(gpr, op.rt, &v128::_u16, 6), 0);
 
@@ -3011,7 +3012,7 @@ void spu_recompiler::BRA(spu_opcode_t op)
 {
 	const u32 target = spu_branch_target(0, op.i16);
 
-	if (target == m_pos) fmt::throw_exception("Branch-to-self (0x%05x)" HERE, target);
+	if (target == m_pos) std::this_thread::yield();
 
 	if (labels[target / 4].isValid())
 	{
@@ -3056,7 +3057,7 @@ void spu_recompiler::BRASL(spu_opcode_t op)
 {
 	const u32 target = spu_branch_target(0, op.i16);
 
-	if (target == m_pos) fmt::throw_exception("Branch-to-self (0x%05x)" HERE, target);
+	if (target == m_pos) std::this_thread::yield();
 
 	const XmmLink& vr = XmmAlloc();
 	c->movdqa(vr, XmmConst(_mm_set_epi32(spu_branch_target(m_pos + 4), 0, 0, 0)));
@@ -3111,7 +3112,7 @@ void spu_recompiler::BRSL(spu_opcode_t op)
 {
 	const u32 target = spu_branch_target(m_pos, op.i16);
 
-	if (target == m_pos) fmt::throw_exception("Branch-to-self (0x%05x)" HERE, target);
+	if (target == m_pos) std::this_thread::yield();
 
 	const XmmLink& vr = XmmAlloc();
 	c->movdqa(vr, XmmConst(_mm_set_epi32(spu_branch_target(m_pos + 4), 0, 0, 0)));