diff --git a/pcsx2/Counters.cpp b/pcsx2/Counters.cpp
index 020bab7616..f5437d1daa 100644
--- a/pcsx2/Counters.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/Counters.cpp
@@ -336,8 +336,6 @@ static __forceinline void VSyncStart(u32 sCycle)
 
 	if ((CSRw & 0x8)) 
 	{
-		
-		
 		if (!(GSIMR&0x800)) 
 		{
 			gsIrq();
@@ -412,8 +410,6 @@ __forceinline void rcntUpdate_hScanline()
 	else { //HBLANK END / HRENDER Begin
 		if (CSRw & 0x4) 
 		{
-			
-			
 			if (!(GSIMR&0x400)) 
 			{
 				gsIrq();
@@ -448,7 +444,13 @@ __forceinline void rcntUpdate_vSync()
 		{
 			eeRecIsReset = false;
 			cpuSetBranch();
+			
+			// Hack! GCC is unwilling to let us throw exceptions here.
+			// (Ones in Exception::*, anyways.) Work around it by skipping
+			// it.
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
 			throw Exception::ForceDispatcherReg();
+#endif
 		}
 
 		VSyncEnd(vsyncCounter.sCycle);
diff --git a/pcsx2/Linux/pcsx2.cbp b/pcsx2/Linux/pcsx2.cbp
index 3d6f24b150..7644b5c901 100644
--- a/pcsx2/Linux/pcsx2.cbp
+++ b/pcsx2/Linux/pcsx2.cbp
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@
 			<Add option="-fno-dse" />
 			<Add option="-fno-tree-dse" />
 			<Add option="-pipe -msse -msse2" />
-			<Add option="-fvisibility=default" />
 			<Add option="-DWX_PRECOMP" />
 			<Add directory="$(SvnRootDir)/common/include/" />
 			<Add directory="$(SvnRootDir)/3rdparty/" />
diff --git a/pcsx2/System/SysThreads.cpp b/pcsx2/System/SysThreads.cpp
index 226db482a0..204326fcc8 100644
--- a/pcsx2/System/SysThreads.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/System/SysThreads.cpp
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ void SysSuspendableThread::StateCheck( bool isCancelable )
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //  EECoreThread *External Thread* Implementations
-//    (Called form outside the context of this thread)
+//    (Called from outside the context of this thread)
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 SysCoreThread::SysCoreThread() :
diff --git a/pcsx2/x86/ix86-32/iR5900-32.cpp b/pcsx2/x86/ix86-32/iR5900-32.cpp
index 5b75ebee0d..5d64f48c1f 100644
--- a/pcsx2/x86/ix86-32/iR5900-32.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/x86/ix86-32/iR5900-32.cpp
@@ -562,17 +562,6 @@ static void __naked DispatcherEvent()
 }
 #endif
 
-static void DispatcherRegC()
-{
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-	__asm jmp DispatcherReg;
-#else
-	__asm__ __volatile__(
-		"jmp DispatcherReg\n"
-	);
-#endif
-}
-
 static void recExecute()
 {
 	// Implementation Notes:
@@ -611,7 +600,7 @@ static void recExecute()
 				}
 
 	#else // _MSC_VER
-				DispatcherRegC();
+				DispatcherReg();
 	#endif
 			}
 			catch( Exception::ForceDispatcherReg& )