diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/lv2.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/lv2.cpp
index 77ae5f46205c..3fc2a7d62d61 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/lv2.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/lv2.cpp
@@ -1046,11 +1046,12 @@ void lv2_obj::sleep_timeout(cpu_thread& thread, u64 timeout)
 			if (it->first > wait_until)
 			{
 				g_waiting.emplace(it, wait_until, &thread);
-				return;
+				timeout = 0;
+				break;
 			}
 		}
 
-		g_waiting.emplace_back(wait_until, &thread);
+		if (timeout) g_waiting.emplace_back(wait_until, &thread);
 	}
 
 	schedule_all();