diff --git a/pcsx2/MTVU.cpp b/pcsx2/MTVU.cpp
index b77b37224f..e049ba3df7 100644
--- a/pcsx2/MTVU.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/MTVU.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static void MTVU_Unpack(void* data, VIFregisters& vifRegs)
 }
 
 // Called on Saving/Loading states...
-void SaveStateBase::mtvuFreeze() 
+void SaveStateBase::mtvuFreeze()
 {
 	FreezeTag("MTVU");
 	pxAssert(vu1Thread.IsDone());
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ void VU_Thread::ExecuteRingBuffer()
 					break;
 				}
 				case MTVU_NULL_PACKET:
-					AtomicExchange(read_pos, 0);
+					read_pos = 0;
 					break;
 				jNO_DEFAULT;
 			}
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ void VU_Thread::ReserveSpace(s32 size)
 // Use this when reading read_pos from ee thread
 __fi s32 VU_Thread::GetReadPos()
 {
-	return AtomicRead(read_pos);
+	return read_pos.load();
 }
 // Use this when reading write_pos from vu thread
 __fi s32 VU_Thread::GetWritePos()
@@ -202,8 +202,7 @@ __fi u32* VU_Thread::GetWritePtr()
 
 __fi void VU_Thread::incReadPos(s32 offset)
 { // Offset in u32 sizes
-	s32 temp = (read_pos + offset) & buffer_mask;
-	AtomicExchange(read_pos, temp);
+	read_pos = (read_pos + offset) & buffer_mask;
 }
 __fi void VU_Thread::incWritePos()
 { // Adds write_offset
diff --git a/pcsx2/MTVU.h b/pcsx2/MTVU.h
index d404d75967..1a9bab8254 100644
--- a/pcsx2/MTVU.h
+++ b/pcsx2/MTVU.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class VU_Thread : public pxThread {
 	static const s32 buffer_size = (_1mb * 16) / sizeof(s32);
 	static const u32 buffer_mask = buffer_size - 1;
 	__aligned(4) u32 buffer[buffer_size];
-	__aligned(4) volatile s32  read_pos; // Only modified by VU thread
+	__aligned(4) std::atomic<int> read_pos; // Only modified by VU thread
 	__aligned(4) volatile bool isBusy;   // Is thread processing data?
 	__aligned(4) s32  write_pos;    // Only modified by EE thread
 	__aligned(4) s32  write_offset; // Only modified by EE thread