diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/ChunkFile.h b/Source/Core/Common/ChunkFile.h
index a0c1fe662a..63ada504f4 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/ChunkFile.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/ChunkFile.h
@@ -181,6 +181,15 @@ public:
 			flag.Set(s);
 	}
 
+	template<typename T>
+	void Do(std::atomic<T>& atomic)
+	{
+		T temp = atomic.load();
+		Do(temp);
+		if (mode == MODE_READ)
+			atomic.store(temp);
+	}
+
 	template <typename T>
 	void Do(T& x)
 	{
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPLLE/DSPLLE.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPLLE/DSPLLE.cpp
index 6d0d336bc9..24402c21cd 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPLLE/DSPLLE.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPLLE/DSPLLE.cpp
@@ -34,12 +34,13 @@
 #include "Core/HW/DSPLLE/DSPSymbols.h"
 
 DSPLLE::DSPLLE()
+	: m_hDSPThread()
+	, m_csDSPThreadActive()
+	, m_bWii(false)
+	, m_bDSPThread(false)
+	, m_bIsRunning(false)
+	, m_cycle_count(0)
 {
-	m_bIsRunning.Clear();
-	{
-	std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lk(m_csDSPCycleCountActive);
-	m_cycle_count = 0;
-	}
 }
 
 static Common::Event dspEvent;
@@ -93,12 +94,7 @@ void DSPLLE::DSPThread(DSPLLE* dsp_lle)
 
 	while (dsp_lle->m_bIsRunning.IsSet())
 	{
-		int cycles = 0;
-		{
-		std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lk(dsp_lle->m_csDSPCycleCountActive);
-		cycles = (int)dsp_lle->m_cycle_count;
-		}
-
+		const int cycles = static_cast<int>(dsp_lle->m_cycle_count.load());
 		if (cycles > 0)
 		{
 			std::lock_guard<std::mutex> dsp_thread_lock(dsp_lle->m_csDSPThreadActive);
@@ -110,10 +106,7 @@ void DSPLLE::DSPThread(DSPLLE* dsp_lle)
 			{
 				DSPInterpreter::RunCyclesThread(cycles);
 			}
-			{
-			std::lock_guard<std::mutex> cycle_count_lock(dsp_lle->m_csDSPCycleCountActive);
-			dsp_lle->m_cycle_count = 0;
-			}
+			dsp_lle->m_cycle_count.store(0);
 		}
 		else
 		{
@@ -344,10 +337,7 @@ void DSPLLE::DSP_Update(int cycles)
 	{
 		// Wait for DSP thread to complete its cycle. Note: this logic should be thought through.
 		ppcEvent.Wait();
-		{
-		std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lk(m_csDSPCycleCountActive);
-		m_cycle_count += dsp_cycles;
-		}
+		m_cycle_count.fetch_add(dsp_cycles);
 		dspEvent.Set();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPLLE/DSPLLE.h b/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPLLE/DSPLLE.h
index a25d0850cf..39b9e26adc 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPLLE/DSPLLE.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPLLE/DSPLLE.h
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <atomic>
+
 #include "Common/Thread.h"
 
 #include "Core/DSPEmulator.h"
@@ -36,9 +38,8 @@ private:
 
 	std::thread m_hDSPThread;
 	std::mutex m_csDSPThreadActive;
-	std::mutex m_csDSPCycleCountActive;
 	bool m_bWii;
 	bool m_bDSPThread;
 	Common::Flag m_bIsRunning;
-	u32 m_cycle_count;
+	std::atomic<u32> m_cycle_count;
 };