diff --git a/pcsx2/IPU/mpeg2lib/Mpeg.cpp b/pcsx2/IPU/mpeg2lib/Mpeg.cpp
index b79ed09941..c8b27176b2 100644
--- a/pcsx2/IPU/mpeg2lib/Mpeg.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/IPU/mpeg2lib/Mpeg.cpp
@@ -908,7 +908,9 @@ __fi bool mpeg2sliceIDEC()
 
 			ipu_cmd.pos[1] = 0;
 			ipu_cmd.pos[2] = 0;
-			return false;
+
+			if ((ipu0ch.qwc - ipuRegs.ctrl.OFC) <= 0)
+				return false;
 		}
 
 finish_idec: