diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/CheatSearchWidget.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/CheatSearchWidget.cpp
index 3a4c024c97..df4cb8dd11 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/CheatSearchWidget.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/CheatSearchWidget.cpp
@@ -280,6 +280,8 @@ void CheatSearchWidget::ConnectWidgets()
 
 void CheatSearchWidget::OnNextScanClicked()
 {
+  Core::CPUThreadGuard guard{m_system};
+
   const bool had_old_results = m_session->WasFirstSearchDone();
 
   const auto filter_type = m_value_source_dropdown->currentData().value<Cheats::FilterType>();
@@ -304,7 +306,7 @@ void CheatSearchWidget::OnNextScanClicked()
   }
 
   const size_t old_count = m_session->GetResultCount();
-  const Cheats::SearchErrorCode error_code = m_session->RunSearch(Core::CPUThreadGuard{m_system});
+  const Cheats::SearchErrorCode error_code = m_session->RunSearch(guard);
 
   if (error_code == Cheats::SearchErrorCode::Success)
   {