diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/TextureUtils.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/TextureUtils.cpp
index a04f31a0fa..729d2a7f82 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/TextureUtils.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/TextureUtils.cpp
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ struct convert_16_block_32_swizzled
 		}
 
 		u32 size = padded_width * padded_height * depth * 2;
-		std::vector<U> tmp(size);
+		rsx::simple_array<U> tmp(size);
 
 		rsx::convert_linear_swizzle_3d<U>(src.data(), tmp.data(), padded_width, padded_height, depth);
 
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ struct copy_unmodified_block_swizzled
 			}
 
 			const u32 size_in_block = padded_width * padded_height * depth * 2;
-			std::vector<U> tmp(size_in_block * words_per_block);
+			rsx::simple_array<U> tmp(size_in_block * words_per_block);
 
 			if (words_per_block == 1) [[likely]]
 			{
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ struct copy_rgb655_block_swizzled
 		}
 
 		u32 size = padded_width * padded_height * depth * 2;
-		std::vector<U> tmp(size);
+		rsx::simple_array<U> tmp(size);
 
 		rsx::convert_linear_swizzle_3d<U>(src.data(), tmp.data(), padded_width, padded_height, depth);
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/simple_array.hpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/simple_array.hpp
index e39b7be264..6567454f96 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/simple_array.hpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/simple_array.hpp
@@ -25,7 +25,13 @@ namespace rsx
 	public:
 		simple_array() = default;
 
-		simple_array(u32 initial_size, const Ty val = {})
+		simple_array(u32 initial_size)
+		{
+			reserve(initial_size);
+			_size = initial_size;
+		}
+
+		simple_array(u32 initial_size, const Ty val)
 		{
 			reserve(initial_size);
 			_size = initial_size;