diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/FifoPlayer/FifoPlayer.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/FifoPlayer/FifoPlayer.cpp
index 6f11ae9f41..e0c49d26b2 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/FifoPlayer/FifoPlayer.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/FifoPlayer/FifoPlayer.cpp
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ void FifoPlayer::LoadMemory()
   UReg_MSR newMSR;
   newMSR.DR = 1;
   newMSR.IR = 1;
-  MSR = newMSR.Hex;
+  MSR.Hex = newMSR.Hex;
   PowerPC::ppcState.spr[SPR_IBAT0U] = 0x80001fff;
   PowerPC::ppcState.spr[SPR_IBAT0L] = 0x00000002;
   PowerPC::ppcState.spr[SPR_DBAT0U] = 0x80001fff;
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/Gekko.h b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/Gekko.h
index 6305ee4a3b..cdb3777ae1 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/Gekko.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/Gekko.h
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ union UReg_MSR
   u32 Hex = 0;
 
   UReg_MSR() = default;
-  UReg_MSR(u32 hex_) : Hex{hex_} {}
+  explicit UReg_MSR(u32 hex_) : Hex{hex_} {}
 };
 
 #define FPRF_SHIFT 12
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/PowerPC.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/PowerPC.cpp
index e73ca4f0f6..dd82d7dd63 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/PowerPC.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/PowerPC.cpp
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static void ResetRegisters()
   SystemTimers::TimeBaseSet();
 
   // MSR should be 0x40, but we don't emulate BS1, so it would never be turned off :}
-  ppcState.msr = 0;
+  ppcState.msr.Hex = 0;
   rDEC = 0xFFFFFFFF;
   SystemTimers::DecrementerSet();
 }