diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/sysPrxForUser.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/sysPrxForUser.cpp
index 4a47ce1891..d445a37911 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/sysPrxForUser.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/sysPrxForUser.cpp
@@ -15,11 +15,17 @@
 #include "Emu/SysCalls/lv2/sys_mmapper.h"
 #include "Emu/SysCalls/lv2/sys_lwcond.h"
 #include "Loader/ELF.h"
+#include "Crypto/unself.h"
 #include "Emu/Cell/RawSPUThread.h"
 #include "sysPrxForUser.h"
 
 Module *sysPrxForUser = nullptr;
 
+void sys_initialize_tls()
+{
+	sysPrxForUser->Log("sys_initialize_tls()");
+}
+
 int _sys_heap_create_heap(const u32 heap_addr, const u32 align, const u32 size)
 {
 	sysPrxForUser->Warning("_sys_heap_create_heap(heap_addr=0x%x, align=0x%x, size=0x%x)", heap_addr, align, size);
@@ -49,11 +55,6 @@ u32 _sys_heap_memalign(u32 heap_id, u32 align, u32 size)
 	return (u32)Memory.Alloc(size, align);
 }
 
-void sys_initialize_tls()
-{
-	sysPrxForUser->Log("sys_initialize_tls()");
-}
-
 s64 _sys_process_atexitspawn()
 {
 	sysPrxForUser->Log("_sys_process_atexitspawn()");
@@ -117,6 +118,18 @@ int sys_raw_spu_load(s32 id, vm::ptr<const char> path, vm::ptr<be_t<u32>> entry)
 		return CELL_ENOENT;
 	}
 
+	SceHeader hdr;
+	hdr.Load(f);
+
+	if (hdr.CheckMagic())
+	{
+		sysPrxForUser->Error("sys_raw_spu_load error: '%s' is encrypted! Decrypt SELF and try again.", path.get_ptr());
+		Emu.Pause();
+		return CELL_ENOENT;
+	}
+
+	f.Seek(0);
+
 	ELFLoader l(f);
 	l.LoadInfo();
 	l.LoadData(RAW_SPU_BASE_ADDR + RAW_SPU_OFFSET * id);
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/lv2/sys_spu.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/lv2/sys_spu.cpp
index 7ca0a0ebb6..431fcc3bcd 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/lv2/sys_spu.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/lv2/sys_spu.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "Emu/FS/vfsStreamMemory.h"
 #include "Emu/FS/vfsFile.h"
 #include "Loader/ELF.h"
+#include "Crypto/unself.h"
 #include "sys_spu.h"
 
 static SysCallBase sys_spu("sys_spu");
@@ -48,6 +49,18 @@ s32 sys_spu_image_open(vm::ptr<sys_spu_image> img, vm::ptr<const char> path)
 		return CELL_ENOENT;
 	}
 
+	SceHeader hdr;
+	hdr.Load(f);
+
+	if (hdr.CheckMagic())
+	{
+		sys_spu.Error("sys_spu_image_open error: '%s' is encrypted! Decrypt SELF and try again.", path.get_ptr());
+		Emu.Pause();
+		return CELL_ENOENT;
+	}
+
+	f.Seek(0);
+
 	u32 entry;
 	u32 offset = LoadSpuImage(f, entry);