diff --git a/pcsx2/ps2/Iop/IopHwRead.cpp b/pcsx2/ps2/Iop/IopHwRead.cpp
index 372d67683d..455691fe24 100644
--- a/pcsx2/ps2/Iop/IopHwRead.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/ps2/Iop/IopHwRead.cpp
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ mem32_t __fastcall iopHwRead32_Page8( u32 addr )
 				break;
 			}
 		}
-		else if( addr >= pgmsk(HW_FW_START) && addr <= pgmsk(HW_FW_END) )
+		else if( masked_addr >= pgmsk(HW_FW_START) && masked_addr <= pgmsk(HW_FW_END) )
 		{
 			ret = FWread32( addr );
 		}
diff --git a/pcsx2/ps2/Iop/IopHwWrite.cpp b/pcsx2/ps2/Iop/IopHwWrite.cpp
index 9b6bbb80e9..0a05edf598 100644
--- a/pcsx2/ps2/Iop/IopHwWrite.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/ps2/Iop/IopHwWrite.cpp
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ void __fastcall iopHwWrite32_Page8( u32 addr, mem32_t val )
 				break;					
 			}
 		}
-		else if( addr >= pgmsk(HW_FW_START) && addr <= pgmsk(HW_FW_END) )
+		else if( masked_addr >= pgmsk(HW_FW_START) && masked_addr <= pgmsk(HW_FW_END) )
 		{
 			FWwrite32( addr, val );
 		}