diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/glutils/program.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/glutils/program.cpp
index 97c46abbb9..e68e4b5132 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/glutils/program.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/glutils/program.cpp
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ namespace gl
 				return (found->second >= 0);
 			}
 
-			auto result = glGetUniformLocation(m_program.id(), name.c_str());
+			auto result = glGetUniformLocation(m_program->id(), name.c_str());
 			locations[name] = result;
 
 			if (location)
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ namespace gl
 				}
 			}
 
-			auto result = glGetUniformLocation(m_program.id(), name.c_str());
+			auto result = glGetUniformLocation(m_program->id(), name.c_str());
 
 			if (result < 0)
 			{
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/glutils/program.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/glutils/program.h
index 5caca0ed98..90dcf6bf1d 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/glutils/program.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/glutils/program.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace gl
 
 			const std::string& get_source() const { return source; }
 
-			fence get_compile_fence_sync() const { return m_compiled_fence; }
+			const fence& get_compile_fence_sync() const { return m_compiled_fence; }
 
 			bool created() const { return m_id != GL_NONE; }
 
@@ -106,29 +106,34 @@ namespace gl
 
 			class uniforms_t
 			{
-				program& m_program;
+				program* m_program = nullptr;
 				std::unordered_map<std::string, GLint> locations;
 
 			public:
 				uniforms_t(program* program)
-					: m_program(*program)
+					: m_program(program)
 				{}
 
+				uniforms_t(uniforms_t&&) noexcept = default;
+				uniforms_t& operator = (uniforms_t&&) noexcept = default;
+
 				void clear() { locations.clear(); }
 
 				bool has_location(const std::string& name, int* location = nullptr);
 
 				GLint location(const std::string& name);
 
-				uniform_t operator[](GLint location) { return{ m_program, location }; }
+				uniform_t operator[](GLint location) { return{ *m_program, location }; }
 
-				uniform_t operator[](const std::string& name) { return{ m_program, location(name) }; }
+				uniform_t operator[](const std::string& name) { return{ *m_program, location(name) }; }
 
 			} uniforms{ this };
 
 		public:
 			program() = default;
+
 			program(const program&) = delete;
+			program& operator = (const program&) = delete;
 
 			~program()
 			{
@@ -138,6 +143,13 @@ namespace gl
 				}
 			}
 
+			void swap(program&& other) noexcept
+			{
+				std::swap(m_id, other.m_id);
+				std::swap(m_fence, other.m_fence);
+				std::swap(uniforms, other.uniforms);
+			}
+
 			program& recreate()
 			{
 				remove();
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/glutils/ring_buffer.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/glutils/ring_buffer.cpp
index 146136e4b4..ac0cc48afe 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/glutils/ring_buffer.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/glutils/ring_buffer.cpp
@@ -283,10 +283,10 @@ namespace gl
 		const auto range = utils::address_range32::start_length(start, length);
 		m_barriers.erase(std::remove_if(m_barriers.begin(), m_barriers.end(), [&range](auto& barrier_)
 		{
-			if (barrier_.range.overlaps(range))
+			if (barrier_->range.overlaps(range))
 			{
-				barrier_.signal.server_wait_sync();
-				barrier_.signal.destroy();
+				barrier_->signal.server_wait_sync();
+				barrier_->signal.destroy();
 				return true;
 			}
 
@@ -301,9 +301,9 @@ namespace gl
 			return;
 		}
 
-		barrier barrier_;
-		barrier_.range = utils::address_range32::start_length(start, length);
-		barrier_.signal.create();
-		m_barriers.emplace_back(barrier_);
+		auto barrier_ = std::make_unique<barrier>();
+		barrier_->range = utils::address_range32::start_length(start, length);
+		barrier_->signal.create();
+		m_barriers.emplace_back(std::move(barrier_));
 	}
 }
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/glutils/ring_buffer.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/glutils/ring_buffer.h
index 37ba0e4bdf..fc9de2aa41 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/glutils/ring_buffer.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/glutils/ring_buffer.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ namespace gl
 		};
 
 		buffer m_storage;
-		std::vector<barrier> m_barriers;
+		std::vector<std::unique_ptr<barrier>> m_barriers;
 		u64 m_alloc_pointer = 0;
 
 		void pop_barrier(u32 start, u32 length);
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/glutils/sync.hpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/glutils/sync.hpp
index 4a39bb6171..cab7d9ae66 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/glutils/sync.hpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/glutils/sync.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ namespace gl
 		fence() = default;
 		~fence() = default;
 
+		fence(const fence&) = delete;
+		fence& operator = (const fence&) = delete;
+
+		fence(fence&&) noexcept = default;
+		fence& operator = (fence&&) noexcept = default;
+
 		void create()
 		{
 			m_value = glFenceSync(GL_SYNC_GPU_COMMANDS_COMPLETE, 0);