diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
index 10662f659e..28b54ba1b7 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
@@ -3318,6 +3318,14 @@ void Emulator::Kill(bool allow_autoexit, bool savestate, savestate_stage* save_s
 
 			set_progress_message("Commiting File");
 
+			fs::file to_close_file;
+			{
+				auto reset = init_mtx->reset();
+				to_close_file = std::move(file.file);
+				reset.set_init();
+			}
+			to_close_file.close();
+
 			if (!file.commit() || !fs::get_stat(path, file_stat))
 			{
 				sys_log.error("Failed to write savestate to file! (path='%s', %s)", path, fs::g_tls_error);
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_application.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_application.cpp
index 5a9ae9aaf4..35f7e7e255 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_application.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_application.cpp
@@ -713,13 +713,26 @@ void gui_application::InitializeCallbacks()
 				std::string verbose_message;
 				usz bytes_written = 0;
 
+				while (true)
 				{
-					auto init = static_cast<stx::init_mutex*>(init_mtx.get())->access();
+					auto mtx = static_cast<stx::init_mutex*>(init_mtx.get());
+					auto init = mtx->access();
 
 					if (!init)
 					{
-						pdlg->reject();
-						return;
+						// Try to wait for the abort process to complete
+						auto fake_reset = mtx->reset();
+						if (!fake_reset)
+						{
+							// End of emulation termination
+							pdlg->reject();
+							return;
+						}
+
+						fake_reset.set_init();
+
+						// Now ar_ptr contains a null file descriptor
+						continue;
 					}
 
 					if (auto str_ptr = code_location->load())
@@ -727,11 +740,12 @@ void gui_application::InitializeCallbacks()
 						verbose_message = "\n" + *str_ptr;
 					}
 
-					*half_seconds += 1;
-
-					bytes_written = ar_ptr->get_size();
+					bytes_written = std::max<usz>(ar_ptr->get_size(), old_written);
+					break;
 				}
 
+				*half_seconds += 1;
+
 				if (old_written == bytes_written)
 				{
 					if (repeat_count == 60)