diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/PowerPC/Jit64/JitRegCache.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/PowerPC/Jit64/JitRegCache.cpp
index b2317c9394..1be04a0d5d 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/PowerPC/Jit64/JitRegCache.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/PowerPC/Jit64/JitRegCache.cpp
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ int RegCache::SanityCheck() const
 
 void RegCache::DiscardRegContentsIfCached(int preg)
 {
-	if (regs[preg].away && regs[preg].location.IsSimpleReg())
+	if (IsBound(preg))
 	{
 		X64Reg xr = regs[preg].location.GetSimpleReg();
 		xregs[xr].free = true;
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/PowerPC/Jit64/JitRegCache.h b/Source/Core/Core/Src/PowerPC/Jit64/JitRegCache.h
index cacd1e0e4e..f27dcae91c 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/PowerPC/Jit64/JitRegCache.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/PowerPC/Jit64/JitRegCache.h
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public:
 	const OpArg &R(int preg) const {return regs[preg].location;}
 	X64Reg RX(int preg) const
 	{
-		if (regs[preg].away && regs[preg].location.IsSimpleReg())
+		if (IsBound(preg))
 			return regs[preg].location.GetSimpleReg();
 		PanicAlert("Not so simple - %i", preg);
 		return (X64Reg)-1;
@@ -111,6 +111,11 @@ public:
 		return xregs[xreg].free && !xlocks[xreg];
 	}
 
+	bool IsBound(int preg) const
+	{
+		return regs[preg].away && regs[preg].location.IsSimpleReg();
+	}
+
 
 	X64Reg GetFreeXReg();