diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
index 9822d26008..3592337c54 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ void SPUThread::push_snr(u32 number, u32 value)
 
 void SPUThread::do_dma_transfer(const spu_mfc_cmd& args, bool from_mfc)
 {
-	const bool is_get = (args.cmd & ~(MFC_BARRIER_MASK | MFC_FENCE_MASK)) == MFC_GET_CMD;
+	const bool is_get = (args.cmd & ~(MFC_BARRIER_MASK | MFC_FENCE_MASK | MFC_START_MASK)) == MFC_GET_CMD;
 
 	u32 eal = args.eal;
 	u32 lsa = args.lsa & 0x3ffff;