diff --git a/Utilities/SQueue.h b/Utilities/SQueue.h
index 52b68979f0..9aa7e58356 100644
--- a/Utilities/SQueue.h
+++ b/Utilities/SQueue.h
@@ -125,12 +125,14 @@ public:
 		return m_data[(m_pos + pos) % SQSize];
 	}
 
-	T& PeekIfExist(T& def, u32 pos = 0)
+	T& PeekIfExist(u32 pos = 0)
 	{
+		static T def_value;
+
 		std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(m_mutex);
 		if (m_count <= pos)
 		{
-			return def;
+			return def_value;
 		}
 		else
 		{
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/cellVdec.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/cellVdec.cpp
index c1551e842e..d76d846c4d 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/cellVdec.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/cellVdec.cpp
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ u32 vdecOpen(VideoDecoder* data)
 
 					while (true)
 					{
-						if (Emu.IsStopped() || vdec.job.PeekIfExist(VdecTask()).type == vdecClose)
+						if (Emu.IsStopped() || vdec.job.PeekIfExist().type == vdecClose)
 						{
 							vdec.is_finished = true;
 							LOG_WARNING(HLE, "vdecDecodeAu: aborted");
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/cellVdec.h b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/cellVdec.h
index 7f323c94b7..5b6a5633d2 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/cellVdec.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/cellVdec.h
@@ -647,6 +647,7 @@ struct CellVdecMpeg2Info
 
 enum VdecJobType : u32
 {
+	vdecInvalid,
 	vdecStartSeq,
 	vdecEndSeq,
 	vdecDecodeAu,
@@ -675,6 +676,7 @@ struct VdecTask
 	}
 
 	VdecTask()
+		: type(vdecInvalid)
 	{
 	}
 };