diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/objects/xthread.cc b/src/xenia/kernel/objects/xthread.cc
index 6192a3456..702e3a36a 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/objects/xthread.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/objects/xthread.cc
@@ -191,7 +191,10 @@ X_STATUS XThread::Create() {
   }
 
   // Allocate both the slots and the extended data.
-  uint32_t tls_slot_size = tls_slots * 4;
+  // HACK: we're currently not using the extra memory allocated for TLS slots
+  // and instead relying on native TLS slots, so don't allocate anything for
+  // the slots.
+  uint32_t tls_slot_size = 0; // tls_slots * 4;
   uint32_t tls_total_size = tls_slot_size + tls_extended_size;
   tls_address_ = memory()->SystemHeapAlloc(tls_total_size);
   if (!tls_address_) {
@@ -205,8 +208,7 @@ X_STATUS XThread::Create() {
     // If game has extended data, copy in the default values.
     const xe_xex2_header_t* header = module->xex_header();
     assert_not_zero(header->tls_info.raw_data_address);
-    // TODO(benvanik): verify location relative to slots.
-    memory()->Copy(tls_address_ + tls_slot_size,
+    memory()->Copy(tls_address_,
                    header->tls_info.raw_data_address,
                    header->tls_info.raw_data_size);
   }