diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/PowerPC/JitCommon/JitBackpatch.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/PowerPC/JitCommon/JitBackpatch.cpp
index e2d9b50d42..3042cfedba 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/PowerPC/JitCommon/JitBackpatch.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/PowerPC/JitCommon/JitBackpatch.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ const u8 *TrampolineCache::GetReadTrampoline(const InstructionInfo &info)
 		CALL(thunks.ProtectFunction((void *)&Memory::Read_U16, 1));
 		SHL(32, R(EAX), Imm8(16));
 		break;
+	case 1:
+		CALL(thunks.ProtectFunction((void *)&Memory::Read_U8, 1));
+		break;
 	}
 	ABI_PopAllCallerSavedRegsAndAdjustStack();
 	if (dataReg != EAX) {
@@ -180,10 +183,6 @@ const u8 *JitBase::BackPatch(u8 *codePtr, int accessType, u32 emAddress, void *c
 					   codePtr, emAddress);
 	}*/
 
-	if (info.operandSize == 1) {
-		BackPatchError(StringFromFormat("BackPatch - no support for operand size %i", info.operandSize), codePtr, emAddress);
-	}
-
 	if (info.otherReg != RBX)
 		PanicAlert("BackPatch : Base reg not RBX."
 		           "\n\nAttempted to access %08x.", emAddress);
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/PowerPC/JitCommon/Jit_Util.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/PowerPC/JitCommon/Jit_Util.cpp
index f43604fa9b..cc1327c695 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/PowerPC/JitCommon/Jit_Util.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/PowerPC/JitCommon/Jit_Util.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,11 @@ void EmuCodeBlock::UnsafeLoadToEAX(const Gen::OpArg & opAddress, int accessSize,
 		MOVZX(32, accessSize, EAX, MDisp(EAX, (u32)Memory::base + offset));
 	}
 #endif
-	
+
+	// Add a 2 bytes NOP to have some space for the backpatching
+	if (accessSize == 8)
+		NOP(2);
+
 	if (accessSize == 32)
 	{
 		BSWAP(32, EAX);
@@ -120,13 +124,11 @@ void EmuCodeBlock::SafeLoadToEAX(const Gen::OpArg & opAddress, int accessSize, s
 {
 #if defined(_M_X64)
 #ifdef ENABLE_MEM_CHECK
-	if (accessSize != 8 && !Core::g_CoreStartupParameter.bMMU && !Core::g_CoreStartupParameter.bEnableDebugging)
+	if (!Core::g_CoreStartupParameter.bMMU && !Core::g_CoreStartupParameter.bEnableDebugging)
 #else
-	if (accessSize != 8 && !Core::g_CoreStartupParameter.bMMU)
+	if (!Core::g_CoreStartupParameter.bMMU)
 #endif
 	{
-		// We don't support 8 bit loads backpatching at the moment, but they
-		// are very rare.
 		UnsafeLoadToEAX(opAddress, accessSize, offset, signExtend);
 	}
 	else