diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Fifo.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Fifo.cpp
index 165cd8e239..54930bd3a1 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Fifo.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Fifo.cpp
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ void RunGpuLoop()
 		Common::AtomicStore(CommandProcessor::VITicks, CommandProcessor::m_cpClockOrigin);
 
 		// check if we are able to run this buffer
-		while (GpuRunningState && !CommandProcessor::interruptWaiting && fifo.bFF_GPReadEnable && fifo.CPReadWriteDistance && !AtBreakpoint())
+		while (GpuRunningState && EmuRunningState && !CommandProcessor::interruptWaiting && fifo.bFF_GPReadEnable && fifo.CPReadWriteDistance && !AtBreakpoint())
 		{
 			fifo.isGpuReadingData = true;
 			CommandProcessor::isPossibleWaitingSetDrawDone = fifo.bFF_GPLinkEnable ? true : false;
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ void RunGpuLoop()
 
 				cyclesExecuted = OpcodeDecoder_Run(g_bSkipCurrentFrame);
 
-				if (Core::g_CoreStartupParameter.bSyncGPU && Common::AtomicLoad(CommandProcessor::VITicks) > cyclesExecuted)
+				if (Core::g_CoreStartupParameter.bSyncGPU && Common::AtomicLoad(CommandProcessor::VITicks) >= cyclesExecuted)
 					Common::AtomicAdd(CommandProcessor::VITicks, -(s32)cyclesExecuted);
 
 				Common::AtomicStore(fifo.CPReadPointer, readPtr);