diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
index f5d91cc519..c43ac5d73c 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
@@ -5289,7 +5289,19 @@ bool ppu_initialize(const ppu_module<lv2_obj>& info, bool check_only, u64 file_s
 				thread_ctrl::scoped_priority low_prio(-1);
 
 	#ifdef __APPLE__
+				// Apple Silicon W^X: PPU LLVM worker enables write mode for
+				// JIT memory. Pair it with an RAII guard so execute mode
+				// is restored on every exit path (return, exception, etc.)
+				// to keep per-thread state consistent at teardown.
 				pthread_jit_write_protect_np(false);
+
+				struct jit_write_guard
+				{
+					~jit_write_guard()
+					{
+						pthread_jit_write_protect_np(true);
+					}
+				} _jit_guard;
 	#endif
 				for (u32 i = work_cv++; i < workload.size(); i = work_cv++, g_progr_pdone++)
 				{
@@ -5421,7 +5433,19 @@ bool ppu_initialize(const ppu_module<lv2_obj>& info, bool check_only, u64 file_s
 
 	// Jit can be null if the loop doesn't ever enter.
 #ifdef __APPLE__
+	// Apple Silicon W^X: this scope toggles write/execute mode multiple
+	// times below. Use an RAII guard so execute mode is always restored
+	// on every exit path, including the early "return compiled_new" at
+	// the empty-jits check and the normal return at function end.
 	pthread_jit_write_protect_np(false);
+
+	struct jit_write_guard
+	{
+		~jit_write_guard()
+		{
+			pthread_jit_write_protect_np(true);
+		}
+	} _jit_guard;
 #endif
 	// Try to patch all single and unregistered BLRs with the same function (TODO: Maybe generalize it into PIC code detection and patching)
 	ppu_intrp_func_t BLR_func = nullptr;
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUCommonRecompiler.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUCommonRecompiler.cpp
index 8b4bd15e26..dffca21cae 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUCommonRecompiler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUCommonRecompiler.cpp
@@ -857,7 +857,20 @@ void spu_cache::initialize(bool build_existing_cache)
 	named_thread_group workers("SPU Worker ", worker_count, [&]() -> uint
 	{
 #ifdef __APPLE__
+		// Apple Silicon W^X: enable JIT write mode for this worker and
+		// pair it with an RAII guard so execute mode is restored on
+		// every exit path (return, exception, etc.). Leaving a worker
+		// in write mode at teardown can leave per-thread state
+		// inconsistent on AArch64.
 		pthread_jit_write_protect_np(false);
+
+		struct jit_write_guard
+		{
+			~jit_write_guard()
+			{
+				pthread_jit_write_protect_np(true);
+			}
+		} _jit_guard;
 #endif
 		// Set low priority
 		thread_ctrl::scoped_priority low_prio(-1);
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPULLVMRecompiler.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPULLVMRecompiler.cpp
index 5b63ca80cc..927d7ac187 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPULLVMRecompiler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPULLVMRecompiler.cpp
@@ -3463,7 +3463,19 @@ public:
 		}
 
 #if defined(__APPLE__)
+		// Apple Silicon W^X: enter write mode for JIT memory and pair
+		// it with an RAII guard so execute mode is restored on every
+		// exit path (the early "return nullptr" below would otherwise
+		// leave the thread in write mode permanently).
 		pthread_jit_write_protect_np(false);
+
+		struct jit_write_guard
+		{
+			~jit_write_guard()
+			{
+				pthread_jit_write_protect_np(true);
+			}
+		} _jit_guard;
 #endif
 
 		if (g_cfg.core.spu_debug)
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
index 199aad38ee..29016a408a 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
@@ -1835,6 +1835,24 @@ game_boot_result Emulator::Load(const std::string& title_id, bool is_disc_patch,
 
 			g_fxo->init<named_thread>("SPRX Loader"sv, [this, dir_queue, is_fast = m_precompilation_option.is_fast]() mutable
 			{
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+				// Apple Silicon W^X: this thread invokes ppu_initialize()
+				// and ppu_precompile(), which write into MAP_JIT pages.
+				// Without enabling write mode here, these writes segfault
+				// before the game can boot (reproducible: RDR BLUS30418
+				// crashes ~12s into boot at 0x300010000). Pair the enable
+				// with an RAII guard so execute mode is restored on every
+				// exit path (return, exception, etc.).
+				pthread_jit_write_protect_np(false);
+
+				struct jit_write_guard
+				{
+					~jit_write_guard()
+					{
+						pthread_jit_write_protect_np(true);
+					}
+				} _jit_guard;
+#endif
 				std::vector<ppu_module<lv2_obj>*> mod_list;
 
 				if (auto& _main = *ensure(g_fxo->try_get<main_ppu_module<lv2_obj>>()); !_main.path.empty())