diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUModule.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUModule.cpp
index e1e289a3a2..684a25022b 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUModule.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUModule.cpp
@@ -364,6 +364,11 @@ static void ppu_initialize_modules(ppu_linkage_info* link, utils::serial* ar = n
 			{
 				const auto _module = pair.second;
 
+				if (_module->variables.empty())
+				{
+					continue;
+				}
+
 				ar(_module->name);
 
 				ar(_module->variables.size());