diff --git a/pcsx2/VU1microInterp.cpp b/pcsx2/VU1microInterp.cpp
index 109f35bd22..61bfe1fa8c 100644
--- a/pcsx2/VU1microInterp.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/VU1microInterp.cpp
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@ static void _vu1Exec(VURegs* VU)
 			IPU_LOG("Banana New packet size %x", VU->xgkicksizeremaining);
 		}
 		u32 transfersize = std::min(VU->xgkicksizeremaining / 0x10, (VU1.cycle - VU->xgkicklastcycle) / 2);
+		transfersize = std::min(transfersize, VU->xgkickdiff / 0x10);
+
 		if (transfersize)
 		{
 			IPU_LOG("Banana Transferring %x bytes from %x size left %x", transfersize * 0x10, VU->xgkickaddr, VU->xgkicksizeremaining);
diff --git a/pcsx2/VUmicro.cpp b/pcsx2/VUmicro.cpp
index 1346cb56d5..657b635ff8 100644
--- a/pcsx2/VUmicro.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/VUmicro.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ void BaseVUmicroCPU::ExecuteBlock(bool startUp)
 					IPU_LOG("Banana New packet size %x", VU1.xgkicksizeremaining);
 				}
 				u32 transfersize = std::min(VU1.xgkicksizeremaining / 0x10, (cpuRegs.cycle - VU1.xgkicklastcycle) / 2);
+				transfersize = std::min(transfersize, VU1.xgkickdiff / 0x10);
+
 				if (transfersize)
 				{
 					IPU_LOG("Banana Transferring %x bytes from %x size left %x", transfersize * 0x10, VU1.xgkickaddr, VU1.xgkicksizeremaining);