diff --git a/src/alloy/frontend/ppc/ppc_emit_altivec.cc b/src/alloy/frontend/ppc/ppc_emit_altivec.cc
index ac6e1ea45..75eb13a23 100644
--- a/src/alloy/frontend/ppc/ppc_emit_altivec.cc
+++ b/src/alloy/frontend/ppc/ppc_emit_altivec.cc
@@ -464,6 +464,10 @@ XEEMITTER(vavgsh, 0x10000542, VX)(PPCHIRBuilder& f, InstrData& i) {
 }
 
 XEEMITTER(vavgsw, 0x10000582, VX)(PPCHIRBuilder& f, InstrData& i) {
+  // do i = 0 to 127 by 32
+  //   aop = EXTS((VRA)i:i + 31)
+  //   bop = EXTS((VRB)i:i + 31)
+  //   VRTi:i + 31 = Chop((aop + int bop + int 1) >> 1, 32)
   XEINSTRNOTIMPLEMENTED();
   return 1;
 }
diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl_io.cc b/src/xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl_io.cc
index ef4e1ffcd..40dcacff7 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl_io.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl_io.cc
@@ -100,17 +100,17 @@ X_STATUS NtCreateFile(PPCContext* ppc_state, KernelState* state,
     entry = fs->ResolvePath(object_name);
   }
 
+  if (creation_disposition != FileDisposition::X_FILE_OPEN ||
+      desired_access & FileAccess::X_GENERIC_WRITE ||
+      desired_access & FileAccess::X_GENERIC_ALL) {
+    // We don't support any write modes.
+    XELOGW("Attempted to open the file/dir for create/write");
+  }
+
   XFile* file = nullptr;
   if (!entry) {
     result = X_STATUS_NO_SUCH_FILE;
     info = X_FILE_DOES_NOT_EXIST;
-  } else if (creation_disposition != FileDisposition::X_FILE_OPEN ||
-             desired_access & FileAccess::X_GENERIC_WRITE ||
-             desired_access & FileAccess::X_GENERIC_ALL) {
-    // We don't support any write modes.
-    XELOGE("Attempted to open the file/dir for create/write");
-    result = X_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED;
-    info = entry ? X_FILE_EXISTS : X_FILE_DOES_NOT_EXIST;
   } else {
     // Open the file/directory.
     result = fs->Open(std::move(entry), state, fs::Mode::READ,