diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
index d8d0b46af2..68a1554953 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ game_boot_result Emulator::Load(const std::string& title_id, bool add_only, bool
 		initalize_timebased_time();
 
 		// Set RTM usage
-		g_use_rtm = utils::has_rtm() && ((utils::has_mpx() && g_cfg.core.enable_TSX == tsx_usage::enabled) || g_cfg.core.enable_TSX == tsx_usage::forced);
+		g_use_rtm = utils::has_rtm() && (((utils::has_mpx() && !utils::has_tsx_force_abort()) && g_cfg.core.enable_TSX == tsx_usage::enabled) || g_cfg.core.enable_TSX == tsx_usage::forced);
 
 		if (!add_only)
 		{
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ game_boot_result Emulator::Load(const std::string& title_id, bool add_only, bool
 #endif
 			sys_log.notice("Used configuration:\n%s\n", g_cfg.to_string());
 
-			if (g_use_rtm && !utils::has_mpx())
+			if (g_use_rtm && (!utils::has_mpx() || utils::has_tsx_force_abort()))
 			{
 				sys_log.warning("TSX forced by User");
 			}
diff --git a/rpcs3/util/sysinfo.cpp b/rpcs3/util/sysinfo.cpp
index e9aa78169a..318ec013d6 100755
--- a/rpcs3/util/sysinfo.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/util/sysinfo.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ bool utils::has_tsx_force_abort()
 	return g_value;
 }
 
+bool utils::has_rtm_always_abort()
+{
+	static const bool g_value = get_cpuid(0, 0)[0] >= 0x7 && (get_cpuid(7, 0)[3] & 0x800) == 0x800;
+	return g_value;
+}
+
 bool utils::has_mpx()
 {
 	static const bool g_value = get_cpuid(0, 0)[0] >= 0x7 && (get_cpuid(7, 0)[1] & 0x4000) == 0x4000;
@@ -230,11 +236,15 @@ std::string utils::get_system_info()
 			result += "-FA";
 		}
 
-		if (!has_mpx())
+		if (!has_mpx() || has_tsx_force_abort())
 		{
 			result += " disabled by default";
 		}
 	}
+	else if (has_rtm_always_abort())
+	{
+		result += " | TSX disabled via microcode";
+	}
 
 	return result;
 }
diff --git a/rpcs3/util/sysinfo.hpp b/rpcs3/util/sysinfo.hpp
index 9fd3d2c962..7925e3e1f9 100755
--- a/rpcs3/util/sysinfo.hpp
+++ b/rpcs3/util/sysinfo.hpp
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ namespace utils
 	bool has_rtm();
 
 	bool has_tsx_force_abort();
+	
+	bool has_rtm_always_abort();
 
 	bool has_mpx();