diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPHLE/MailHandler.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPHLE/MailHandler.cpp
index ce6b8f8a1a..46019abc6f 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPHLE/MailHandler.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPHLE/MailHandler.cpp
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ void CMailHandler::Clear()
     m_Mails.pop();
 }
 
-bool CMailHandler::IsEmpty() const
+bool CMailHandler::HasPending() const
 {
-  return m_Mails.empty();
+  return !m_Mails.empty();
 }
 
 void CMailHandler::Halt(bool _Halt)
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPHLE/MailHandler.h b/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPHLE/MailHandler.h
index e5afbc9869..773cf042bb 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPHLE/MailHandler.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPHLE/MailHandler.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public:
   void Clear();
   void Halt(bool _Halt);
   void DoState(PointerWrap& p);
-  bool IsEmpty() const;
+  bool HasPending() const;
 
   u16 ReadDSPMailboxHigh();
   u16 ReadDSPMailboxLow();
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPHLE/UCodes/CARD.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPHLE/UCodes/CARD.cpp
index bf8da5db10..23ee74bec8 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPHLE/UCodes/CARD.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPHLE/UCodes/CARD.cpp
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ void CARDUCode::Initialize()
 
 void CARDUCode::Update()
 {
-  // check if we have to sent something
-  if (!m_mail_handler.IsEmpty())
+  // check if we have something to send
+  if (m_mail_handler.HasPending())
   {
     DSP::GenerateDSPInterruptFromDSPEmu(DSP::INT_DSP);
   }
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPHLE/UCodes/GBA.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPHLE/UCodes/GBA.cpp
index 6704a489ec..49816fe6fd 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPHLE/UCodes/GBA.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPHLE/UCodes/GBA.cpp
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ void GBAUCode::Initialize()
 
 void GBAUCode::Update()
 {
-  // check if we have to send something
-  if (!m_mail_handler.IsEmpty())
+  // check if we have something to send
+  if (m_mail_handler.HasPending())
   {
     DSP::GenerateDSPInterruptFromDSPEmu(DSP::INT_DSP);
   }