diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/GDBStub.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/GDBStub.cpp
index d47df62adc..b50fae172b 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/GDBStub.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/GDBStub.cpp
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ static void ReadRegister()
       wbe32hex(reply, LR(PowerPC::ppcState));
       break;
     case 68:
-      wbe32hex(reply, CTR);
+      wbe32hex(reply, CTR(PowerPC::ppcState));
       break;
     case 69:
       wbe32hex(reply, PowerPC::ppcState.spr[SPR_XER]);
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ static void WriteRegister()
       LR(PowerPC::ppcState) = re32hex(bufptr);
       break;
     case 68:
-      CTR = re32hex(bufptr);
+      CTR(PowerPC::ppcState) = re32hex(bufptr);
       break;
     case 69:
       PowerPC::ppcState.spr[SPR_XER] = re32hex(bufptr);
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/Interpreter/Interpreter_Branch.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/Interpreter/Interpreter_Branch.cpp
index 53be542109..89a819b34c 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/Interpreter/Interpreter_Branch.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/Interpreter/Interpreter_Branch.cpp
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ void Interpreter::bx(UGeckoInstruction inst)
 void Interpreter::bcx(UGeckoInstruction inst)
 {
   if ((inst.BO & BO_DONT_DECREMENT_FLAG) == 0)
-    CTR--;
+    CTR(PowerPC::ppcState)--;
 
   const bool true_false = ((inst.BO >> 3) & 1) != 0;
   const bool only_counter_check = ((inst.BO >> 4) & 1) != 0;
   const bool only_condition_check = ((inst.BO >> 2) & 1) != 0;
-  const u32 ctr_check = ((CTR != 0) ^ (inst.BO >> 1)) & 1;
+  const u32 ctr_check = ((CTR(PowerPC::ppcState) != 0) ^ (inst.BO >> 1)) & 1;
   const bool counter = only_condition_check || ctr_check != 0;
   const bool condition =
       only_counter_check || (PowerPC::ppcState.cr.GetBit(inst.BI) == u32(true_false));
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void Interpreter::bcctrx(UGeckoInstruction inst)
 
   if (condition != 0)
   {
-    PowerPC::ppcState.npc = CTR & (~3);
+    PowerPC::ppcState.npc = CTR(PowerPC::ppcState) & (~3);
     if (inst.LK_3)
       LR(PowerPC::ppcState) = PowerPC::ppcState.pc + 4;
   }
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ void Interpreter::bcctrx(UGeckoInstruction inst)
 void Interpreter::bclrx(UGeckoInstruction inst)
 {
   if ((inst.BO_2 & BO_DONT_DECREMENT_FLAG) == 0)
-    CTR--;
+    CTR(PowerPC::ppcState)--;
 
-  const u32 counter = ((inst.BO_2 >> 2) | ((CTR != 0) ^ (inst.BO_2 >> 1))) & 1;
+  const u32 counter = ((inst.BO_2 >> 2) | ((CTR(PowerPC::ppcState) != 0) ^ (inst.BO_2 >> 1))) & 1;
   const u32 condition =
       ((inst.BO_2 >> 4) | (PowerPC::ppcState.cr.GetBit(inst.BI_2) == ((inst.BO_2 >> 3) & 1))) & 1;
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/PowerPC.h b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/PowerPC.h
index 36518b5e27..e6dc31b965 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/PowerPC.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/PowerPC.h
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ void UpdatePerformanceMonitor(u32 cycles, u32 num_load_stores, u32 num_fp_inst);
 #define THRM3(ppc_state) ((UReg_THRM3&)(ppc_state).spr[SPR_THRM3])
 
 #define LR(ppc_state) (ppc_state).spr[SPR_LR]
-#define CTR PowerPC::ppcState.spr[SPR_CTR]
+#define CTR(ppc_state) (ppc_state).spr[SPR_CTR]
 #define rDEC PowerPC::ppcState.spr[SPR_DEC]
 #define SRR0 PowerPC::ppcState.spr[SPR_SRR0]
 #define SRR1 PowerPC::ppcState.spr[SPR_SRR1]
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Debugger/CodeWidget.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Debugger/CodeWidget.cpp
index 64465dda00..b7bdba7786 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Debugger/CodeWidget.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Debugger/CodeWidget.cpp
@@ -471,7 +471,8 @@ static bool WillInstructionReturn(UGeckoInstruction inst)
   // Is a rfi instruction
   if (inst.hex == 0x4C000064u)
     return true;
-  bool counter = (inst.BO_2 >> 2 & 1) != 0 || (CTR != 0) != ((inst.BO_2 >> 1 & 1) != 0);
+  bool counter =
+      (inst.BO_2 >> 2 & 1) != 0 || (CTR(PowerPC::ppcState) != 0) != ((inst.BO_2 >> 1 & 1) != 0);
   bool condition =
       inst.BO_2 >> 4 != 0 || PowerPC::ppcState.cr.GetBit(inst.BI_2) == (inst.BO_2 >> 3 & 1);
   bool isBclr = inst.OPCD_7 == 0b010011 && (inst.hex >> 1 & 0b10000) != 0;