diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/DSP/DSPCore.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/DSP/DSPCore.cpp
index 731d71e023..41c10b2428 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/DSP/DSPCore.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/DSP/DSPCore.cpp
@@ -224,11 +224,11 @@ void SDSP::CheckExternalInterrupt()
   control_reg &= ~CR_EXTERNAL_INT;
 }
 
-void SDSP::CheckExceptions()
+bool SDSP::CheckExceptions()
 {
   // Early out to skip the loop in the common case.
   if (exceptions == 0)
-    return;
+    return false;
 
   for (int i = 7; i > 0; i--)
   {
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ void SDSP::CheckExceptions()
           r.sr &= ~SR_EXT_INT_ENABLE;
         else
           r.sr &= ~SR_INT_ENABLE;
-        break;
+        return true;
       }
       else
       {
@@ -257,6 +257,8 @@ void SDSP::CheckExceptions()
       }
     }
   }
+
+  return false;
 }
 
 u16 SDSP::ReadRegister(size_t reg) const
@@ -541,9 +543,9 @@ void DSPCore::CheckExternalInterrupt()
   m_dsp.CheckExternalInterrupt();
 }
 
-void DSPCore::CheckExceptions()
+bool DSPCore::CheckExceptions()
 {
-  m_dsp.CheckExceptions();
+  return m_dsp.CheckExceptions();
 }
 
 u16 DSPCore::ReadRegister(size_t reg) const
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/DSP/DSPCore.h b/Source/Core/Core/DSP/DSPCore.h
index c0a5c0dba7..29bded217a 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/DSP/DSPCore.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/DSP/DSPCore.h
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ struct SDSP
   void SetException(ExceptionType exception);
 
   // Checks if any exceptions occurred an updates the DSP state as appropriate.
-  void CheckExceptions();
+  bool CheckExceptions();
 
   // Notify that an external interrupt is pending (used by thread mode)
   void SetExternalInterrupt(bool val);
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ public:
   void CheckExternalInterrupt();
 
   // Checks if any exceptions occurred an updates the DSP state as appropriate.
-  void CheckExceptions();
+  bool CheckExceptions();
 
   // Reads the current value from a particular register.
   u16 ReadRegister(size_t reg) const;
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/DSP/Jit/x64/DSPEmitter.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/DSP/Jit/x64/DSPEmitter.cpp
index 7066209530..f1b57ea504 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/DSP/Jit/x64/DSPEmitter.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/DSP/Jit/x64/DSPEmitter.cpp
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ void DSPEmitter::ClearIRAMandDSPJITCodespaceReset()
   m_dsp_core.DSPState().reset_dspjit_codespace = false;
 }
 
-static void CheckExceptionsThunk(DSPCore& dsp)
+static u32 CheckExceptionsThunk(DSPCore& dsp)
 {
-  dsp.CheckExceptions();
+  return dsp.CheckExceptions() ? 1u : 0u;
 }
 
 // Must go out of block if exception is detected
@@ -116,8 +116,11 @@ void DSPEmitter::checkExceptions(u32 retval)
   DSPJitRegCache c(m_gpr);
   m_gpr.SaveRegs();
   ABI_CallFunctionP(CheckExceptionsThunk, &m_dsp_core);
+  TEST(32, R(ABI_RETURN), R(ABI_RETURN));
+  FixupBranch skip_return = J_CC(CC_Z, Jump::Short);
   MOV(32, R(EAX), Imm32(retval));
   JMP(m_return_dispatcher, Jump::Near);
+  SetJumpTarget(skip_return);
   m_gpr.LoadRegs(false);
   m_gpr.FlushRegs(c, false);