diff --git a/pcsx2/RDebug/deci2.h b/pcsx2/RDebug/deci2.h
index 43fc5b46b4..dfcef220bd 100644
--- a/pcsx2/RDebug/deci2.h
+++ b/pcsx2/RDebug/deci2.h
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ struct DECI2_DBGP_BRK{
 
 extern DECI2_DBGP_BRK	ebrk[32], ibrk[32];
 extern s32 ebrk_count, ibrk_count;
-extern volatile long runStatus;
 extern s32 runCode, runCount;
 
 extern Threading::Semaphore* runEvent;
diff --git a/pcsx2/RDebug/deci2_dbgp.cpp b/pcsx2/RDebug/deci2_dbgp.cpp
index 22690a3253..85e7ed744a 100644
--- a/pcsx2/RDebug/deci2_dbgp.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/RDebug/deci2_dbgp.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ using namespace Threading;
 
 using namespace R5900;
 
+std::atomic<int> runStatus;
+
 struct DECI2_DBGP_HEADER{
     DECI2_HEADER	h;		//+00
 	u16				id;		//+08
@@ -358,7 +360,7 @@ void D2_DBGP(const u8 *inbuffer, u8 *outbuffer, char *message, char *eepc, char
 			if (in->h.destination=='I')
 				;
 			else{
-				out->result = ( pcsx2_InterlockedExchange(&runStatus, STOP)==STOP ?
+				out->result = ( runStatus.exchange(STOP)==STOP ?
 					0x20 : 0x21 );
 				out->code=0xFF;
 				Sleep(50);
@@ -371,7 +373,7 @@ void D2_DBGP(const u8 *inbuffer, u8 *outbuffer, char *message, char *eepc, char
 			if (in->h.destination=='I')
 				;
 			else{
-				pcsx2_InterlockedExchange(&runStatus, STOP);
+				runStatus = STOP;
 				Sleep(100);//first get the run thread to Wait state
 				runCount=in->count;
 				runCode=in->code;
@@ -390,7 +392,7 @@ void D2_DBGP(const u8 *inbuffer, u8 *outbuffer, char *message, char *eepc, char
 			for (i=0, s=0; i<(int)run->argc; i++, argv++)	s+=argv[i];
 			memcpy(PSM(0), argv, s);
 //			threads_array[0].argstring = 0;
-			pcsx2_InterlockedExchange((volatile long*)&runStatus, (u32)STOP);
+			runStatus = STOP;
 			Sleep(1000);//first get the run thread to Wait state
 			runCount=0;
 			runCode=0xFF;