diff --git a/common/include/Utilities/Threading.h b/common/include/Utilities/Threading.h
index b50fa2e2d8..6fa4de885d 100644
--- a/common/include/Utilities/Threading.h
+++ b/common/include/Utilities/Threading.h
@@ -402,15 +402,11 @@ namespace Threading
 // Note that the isLockedBool should only be used as an indicator for the locked status,
 // and not actually depended on for thread synchronization...
 
-	struct ScopedLockBool {	
+	struct ScopedLockBool {
 		ScopedLock m_lock;
-		volatile __aligned(4) bool& m_bool;
+		std::atomic<bool>& m_bool;
 
-#ifdef __linux__
-		ScopedLockBool(Mutex& mutexToLock, volatile bool& isLockedBool)
-#else
-		ScopedLockBool(Mutex& mutexToLock, volatile __aligned(4) bool& isLockedBool)
-#endif
+		ScopedLockBool(Mutex& mutexToLock, std::atomic<bool>& isLockedBool)
 			: m_lock(mutexToLock),
 			  m_bool(isLockedBool) {
 			m_bool = m_lock.IsLocked();
diff --git a/pcsx2/MTVU.h b/pcsx2/MTVU.h
index 1a9bab8254..29cc1fcf36 100644
--- a/pcsx2/MTVU.h
+++ b/pcsx2/MTVU.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class VU_Thread : public pxThread {
 	static const u32 buffer_mask = buffer_size - 1;
 	__aligned(4) u32 buffer[buffer_size];
 	__aligned(4) std::atomic<int> read_pos; // Only modified by VU thread
-	__aligned(4) volatile bool isBusy;   // Is thread processing data?
+	__aligned(4) std::atomic<bool> isBusy;   // Is thread processing data?
 	__aligned(4) s32  write_pos;    // Only modified by EE thread
 	__aligned(4) s32  write_offset; // Only modified by EE thread
 	__aligned(4) Mutex     mtxBusy;