diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Core.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Core.cpp
index 0dbfda58bd5..3be2a7565a4 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Core.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Core.cpp
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ void RunOnCPUThread(Core::System& system, Common::MoveOnlyFunction<void()> funct
   // Pause the CPU (set it to stepping mode).
   const bool was_running = PauseAndLock(system);
 
-  if (!IsRunning(system))
+  if (IsUninitialized(system))
   {
     // If the core hasn't been started, there is no active CPU thread we can race against.
     function();