diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_rwlock.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_rwlock.cpp
index 8cc64d638d..df8e310bc7 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_rwlock.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_rwlock.cpp
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ error_code sys_rwlock_wunlock(ppu_thread& ppu, u32 rw_lock_id)
 
 		if (auto cpu = rwlock->schedule<ppu_thread>(rwlock->wq, rwlock->protocol))
 		{
-			rwlock->owner = cpu->id << 1 | !rwlock->wq.empty();
+			rwlock->owner = cpu->id << 1 | !rwlock->wq.empty() | !rwlock->rq.empty();
 
 			rwlock->awake(*cpu);
 		}