diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUCommonRecompiler.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUCommonRecompiler.cpp
index d140b4a149..1a9b30ed9c 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUCommonRecompiler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUCommonRecompiler.cpp
@@ -5018,7 +5018,7 @@ spu_program spu_recompiler_base::analyse(const be_t<u32>* ls, u32 entry_point, s
 			ls_invalid = true;
 			ls_write |= write;
 
-			if (write)
+			if (ls_write)
 			{
 				return discard();
 			}