diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp
index 623f1489fb..ef10b43fe6 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp
@@ -425,10 +425,10 @@ namespace vm
 				DWORD old;
 
 				auto protection = f2 & page_writable ? PAGE_READWRITE : (f2 & page_readable ? PAGE_READONLY : PAGE_NOACCESS);
-				if (!VirtualProtect(real_addr, size, protection, &old))
+				if (!VirtualProtect(real_addr, 4096, protection, &old))
 #else
 				auto protection = f2 & page_writable ? PROT_WRITE | PROT_READ : (f2 & page_readable ? PROT_READ : PROT_NONE);
-				if (mprotect(real_addr, size, protection))
+				if (mprotect(real_addr, 4096, protection))
 #endif
 				{
 					throw fmt::format("vm::page_protect(addr=0x%x, size=0x%x, flags_test=0x%x, flags_set=0x%x, flags_clear=0x%x) failed (API)", addr, size, flags_test, flags_set, flags_clear);