diff --git a/pcsx2/PluginManager.cpp b/pcsx2/PluginManager.cpp
index 8e0f3d3229..1a29b8db19 100644
--- a/pcsx2/PluginManager.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/PluginManager.cpp
@@ -1213,7 +1213,7 @@ void SysCorePlugins::Open()
 
 	if (GSopen2) GetMTGS().WaitForOpen();
 
-	if( !AtomicExchange( m_mcdOpen, true ) )
+	if( !m_mcdOpen.exchange(true) )
 	{
 		DbgCon.Indent().WriteLn( "Opening Memorycards");
 		OpenPlugin_Mcd();
@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@ void SysCorePlugins::Close()
 
 	Console.WriteLn( Color_StrongBlue, "Closing plugins..." );
 
-	if( AtomicExchange( m_mcdOpen, false ) )
+	if( m_mcdOpen.exchange(false) )
 	{
 		DbgCon.Indent().WriteLn( "Closing Memorycards");
 		ClosePlugin_Mcd();
diff --git a/pcsx2/Plugins.h b/pcsx2/Plugins.h
index 4e4a15e82c..1bfe4f6629 100644
--- a/pcsx2/Plugins.h
+++ b/pcsx2/Plugins.h
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ protected:
 	Threading::MutexRecursive	m_mtx_PluginStatus;
 
 	// Lovely hack until the new PS2E API is completed.
-	volatile u32				m_mcdOpen;
+	std::atomic<bool>			m_mcdOpen;
 
 public:		// hack until we unsuck plugins...
 	std::unique_ptr<PluginStatus_t>	m_info[PluginId_AllocCount];