diff --git a/pcsx2/HwRead.cpp b/pcsx2/HwRead.cpp
index edff191200..461ee4421e 100644
--- a/pcsx2/HwRead.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/HwRead.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static __fi void IntCHackCheck()
 	// Sanity check: To protect from accidentally "rewinding" the cyclecount
 	// on the few times nextBranchCycle can be behind our current cycle.
 	s32 diff = g_nextEventCycle - cpuRegs.cycle;
-	if( diff > 0 ) cpuRegs.cycle = g_nextEventCycle;
+	if (diff > 0 && (cpuRegs.cycle - g_lastEventCycle) > 8) cpuRegs.cycle = g_nextEventCycle;
 }
 
 template< uint page > RETURNS_R128 _hwRead128(u32 mem);
diff --git a/pcsx2/R5900.cpp b/pcsx2/R5900.cpp
index 120506bd1e..57d2e3133c 100644
--- a/pcsx2/R5900.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/R5900.cpp
@@ -365,14 +365,14 @@ static bool cpuIntsEnabled(int Interrupt)
 
 // if cpuRegs.cycle is greater than this cycle, should check cpuEventTest for updates
 u32 g_nextEventCycle = 0;
-
+u32 g_lastEventCycle = 0;
 // Shared portion of the branch test, called from both the Interpreter
 // and the recompiler.  (moved here to help alleviate redundant code)
 __fi void _cpuEventTest_Shared()
 {
 	eeEventTestIsActive = true;
 	g_nextEventCycle = cpuRegs.cycle + eeWaitCycles;
-
+	g_lastEventCycle = cpuRegs.cycle;
 	// ---- INTC / DMAC (CPU-level Exceptions) -----------------
 	// Done first because exceptions raised during event tests need to be postponed a few
 	// cycles (fixes Grandia II [PAL], which does a spin loop on a vsync and expects to
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ __fi void _cpuEventTest_Shared()
 	// escape/suspend hooks, and it's really a good idea to suspend/resume emulation before
 	// doing any actual meaningful branchtest logic.
 
-	if( cpuTestCycle( nextsCounter, nextCounter ) )
+	if ( cpuTestCycle( nextsCounter, nextCounter ) )
 	{
 		rcntUpdate();
 		_cpuTestPERF();
diff --git a/pcsx2/R5900.h b/pcsx2/R5900.h
index 5fa6bce73c..e5d480bca0 100644
--- a/pcsx2/R5900.h
+++ b/pcsx2/R5900.h
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ alignas(16) extern fpuRegisters fpuRegs;
 alignas(16) extern tlbs tlb[48];
 
 extern u32 g_nextEventCycle;
+extern u32 g_lastEventCycle;
 extern bool eeEventTestIsActive;
 extern u32 s_iLastCOP0Cycle;
 extern u32 s_iLastPERFCycle[2];