diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm_ptr.h b/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm_ptr.h
index 0f8d05840a..2c48f72eb7 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm_ptr.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm_ptr.h
@@ -68,14 +68,16 @@ namespace vm
 			return m_addr != 0;
 		}
 
+		// test address alignment using alignof(T)
 		bool aligned() const
 		{
 			return m_addr % alignof32(T) == 0;
 		}
 
-		bool operator %(to_ne_t<AT> alignment)
+		// test address for arbitrary alignment or something
+		force_inline explicit_bool_t operator %(to_ne_t<AT> right) const
 		{
-			return m_addr % alignment != 0;
+			return m_addr % right;
 		}
 
 		_ptr_base& operator =(const _ptr_base&) = default;
diff --git a/rpcs3/stdafx.h b/rpcs3/stdafx.h
index 222c0c06e1..98b7a0a845 100644
--- a/rpcs3/stdafx.h
+++ b/rpcs3/stdafx.h
@@ -61,6 +61,22 @@ template<typename T, typename = std::enable_if_t<std::is_integral<T>::value>> in
 	return static_cast<T>((value + (align - 1)) & ~(align - 1));
 }
 
+// bool wrapper for restricting bool result conversions
+struct explicit_bool_t
+{
+	const bool value;
+
+	explicit_bool_t(bool value)
+		: value(value)
+	{
+	}
+
+	explicit operator bool() const
+	{
+		return value;
+	}
+};
+
 // return 32 bit sizeof() to avoid widening/narrowing conversions with size_t
 #define sizeof32(type) sizeof32_t<sizeof(type)>::value