diff --git a/bin/GameIndex.yaml b/bin/GameIndex.yaml
index 4257382212..2787013240 100644
--- a/bin/GameIndex.yaml
+++ b/bin/GameIndex.yaml
@@ -15189,6 +15189,8 @@ SLES-54169:
 SLES-54170:
   name: "Jaws Unleashed"
   region: "PAL-M5"
+  gameFixes:
+    - XGKickHack # Fixes GS packet errors (and potential crash).
 SLES-54171:
   name: "Yakuza"
   region: "PAL-M5"
@@ -36646,6 +36648,8 @@ SLUS-21062:
   name: "Jaws Unleashed"
   region: "NTSC-U"
   compat: 5
+  gameFixes:
+    - XGKickHack # Fixes GS packet errors (and potential crash).
 SLUS-21063:
   name: "Shining Tears"
   region: "NTSC-U"
diff --git a/pcsx2/VUops.cpp b/pcsx2/VUops.cpp
index 818f0e729a..2e658b37ca 100644
--- a/pcsx2/VUops.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/VUops.cpp
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ __fi void _vuTestPipes(VURegs* VU)
 	{
 		if (VU1.xgkickenable)
 		{
-			_vuXGKICKTransfer((VU1.cycle - VU1.xgkicklastcycle), false);
+			_vuXGKICKTransfer((VU1.cycle - VU1.xgkicklastcycle) - 1, false);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -2618,7 +2618,7 @@ static __ri void _vuXITOP(VURegs* VU)
 		VU->VI[_It_].US[0] = VU->GetVifRegs().itop;
 }
 
-void _vuXGKICKTransfer(u32 cycles, bool flush)
+void _vuXGKICKTransfer(s32 cycles, bool flush)
 {
 	if (!VU1.xgkickenable)
 		return;
diff --git a/pcsx2/VUops.h b/pcsx2/VUops.h
index 6693a34a41..2b90e76bb6 100644
--- a/pcsx2/VUops.h
+++ b/pcsx2/VUops.h
@@ -59,4 +59,4 @@ extern void _vuTestUpperStalls(VURegs * VU, _VURegsNum *VUregsn);
 extern void _vuTestLowerStalls(VURegs * VU, _VURegsNum *VUregsn);
 extern void _vuAddUpperStalls(VURegs * VU, _VURegsNum *VUregsn);
 extern void _vuAddLowerStalls(VURegs * VU, _VURegsNum *VUregsn);
-extern void _vuXGKICKTransfer(u32 cycles, bool flush);
+extern void _vuXGKICKTransfer(s32 cycles, bool flush);
diff --git a/pcsx2/x86/microVU_Lower.inl b/pcsx2/x86/microVU_Lower.inl
index 50fff17711..dd28730ea6 100644
--- a/pcsx2/x86/microVU_Lower.inl
+++ b/pcsx2/x86/microVU_Lower.inl
@@ -1634,15 +1634,19 @@ void __fastcall _vuXGKICKTransfermVU(bool flush)
 
 static __fi void mVU_XGKICK_SYNC(mV, bool flush)
 {
+	// Add the single cycle remainder after this instruction, some games do the store
+	// on the second instruction after the kick and that needs to go through first
+	// but that's VERY close..
 	xTEST(ptr32[&VU1.xgkickenable], 0x1);
 	xForwardJZ32 skipxgkick;
-	xADD(ptr32[&VU1.xgkickcyclecount], mVUlow.kickcycles);
+	xADD(ptr32[&VU1.xgkickcyclecount], mVUlow.kickcycles-1);
 	xCMP(ptr32[&VU1.xgkickcyclecount], 2);
 	xForwardJL32 needcycles;
 	mVUbackupRegs(mVU, true, true);
 	xFastCall(_vuXGKICKTransfermVU, flush);
 	mVUrestoreRegs(mVU, true, true);
 	needcycles.SetTarget();
+	xADD(ptr32[&VU1.xgkickcyclecount], 1);
 	skipxgkick.SetTarget();
 }