diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Src/Thread.h b/Source/Core/Common/Src/Thread.h
index a11e1abf2c..0a1aae1de8 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Src/Thread.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Src/Thread.h
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ void SetCurrentThreadAffinity(u32 mask);
 #ifdef _WIN32
 		YieldProcessor();
 #elif defined(_M_IX86) || defined(_M_X64)
-		_mm_pause();
+		usleep(1);
 #endif
 	}
 	
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/DSPLLE/DSPLLE.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/DSPLLE/DSPLLE.cpp
index 2f995e61cc..41a25dea53 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/DSPLLE/DSPLLE.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/DSPLLE/DSPLLE.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ void DSPLLE::dsp_thread(DSPLLE *lpParameter)
 			}
 			Common::AtomicStore(dsp_lle->m_cycle_count, 0);
 		}
-		// yield?
+		Common::YieldCPU();
 	}
 }