diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp
index 7cd8df5c2b..2dae537d84 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp
@@ -675,10 +675,8 @@ namespace vm
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	u32 block_t::used()
+	u32 block_t::imp_used(const vm::writer_lock&)
 	{
-		reader_lock lock;
-
 		u32 result = 0;
 
 		for (auto& entry : m_map)
@@ -689,6 +687,13 @@ namespace vm
 		return result;
 	}
 
+	u32 block_t::used()
+	{
+		writer_lock lock(0);
+
+		return imp_used(lock);
+	}
+
 	std::shared_ptr<block_t> map(u32 addr, u32 size, u64 flags)
 	{
 		writer_lock lock(0);
@@ -734,7 +739,7 @@ namespace vm
 		{
 			if (*it && (*it)->addr == addr)
 			{
-				if (must_be_empty && (!it->unique() || (*it)->used()))
+				if (must_be_empty && (!it->unique() || (*it)->imp_used(lock)))
 				{
 					return *it;
 				}
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.h b/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.h
index b0bd873d18..eadfcc2bcd 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.h
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ namespace vm
 		// Unmap memory at specified location previously returned by alloc(), return size
 		u32 dealloc(u32 addr, u32* sup_out = nullptr);
 
+		// Internal
+		u32 imp_used(const vm::writer_lock&);
+
 		// Get allocated memory count
 		u32 used();
 	};