diff --git a/src/core/kernel/support/EmuFile.cpp b/src/core/kernel/support/EmuFile.cpp
index 0931a9961..0748f6c8b 100644
--- a/src/core/kernel/support/EmuFile.cpp
+++ b/src/core/kernel/support/EmuFile.cpp
@@ -256,14 +256,14 @@ EmuHandle::EmuHandle(EmuNtObject* ntObject)
 }
 
 std::unordered_map<HANDLE, EmuHandle*> EmuHandle::EmuHandleLookup = {};
-std::mutex EmuHandle::EmuHandleLookupLock = {};
+std::shared_mutex EmuHandle::EmuHandleLookupLock = {};
 
 EmuHandle* EmuHandle::CreateEmuHandle(EmuNtObject* ntObject) {
 	auto emuHandle = new EmuHandle(ntObject);
 
 	// Register EmuHandle
 	{
-		const std::lock_guard<std::mutex> scopedLock(EmuHandleLookupLock);
+		std::unique_lock scopedLock(EmuHandleLookupLock);
 		EmuHandleLookup.emplace(EmuHandleToHandle(emuHandle), emuHandle);
 	}
 
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ NTSTATUS EmuHandle::NtClose()
 
 	// Unregister the handle
 	if (status == STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-		const std::lock_guard<std::mutex> scopedLock(EmuHandleLookupLock);
+		std::unique_lock scopedLock(EmuHandleLookupLock);
 		EmuHandleLookup.erase(EmuHandleToHandle(this));
 	}
 
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ NTSTATUS EmuHandle::NtClose()
 
 bool EmuHandle::IsEmuHandle(HANDLE Handle)
 {
+	std::shared_lock scopedLock(EmuHandleLookupLock);
 	auto iter = EmuHandleLookup.find(Handle);
 	return !(iter == EmuHandleLookup.end());
 }
diff --git a/src/core/kernel/support/EmuFile.h b/src/core/kernel/support/EmuFile.h
index c8be90781..9780fea0b 100644
--- a/src/core/kernel/support/EmuFile.h
+++ b/src/core/kernel/support/EmuFile.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <memory>
 #include <unordered_map>
-#include <mutex>
+#include <shared_mutex>
 
 // ******************************************************************
 // * prevent name collisions
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ private:
 	// But titles may attempt to operate on invalid handles with the high bit set
 	// Test case: Amped sets a handle value to 0xFDFDFDFD (coincidentally a VS debugger guard value)
 	static std::unordered_map<HANDLE, EmuHandle*> EmuHandleLookup;
-	static std::mutex EmuHandleLookupLock;
+	static std::shared_mutex EmuHandleLookupLock;
 };
 
 // ******************************************************************