diff --git a/src/common/threadsafe_queue.h b/src/common/threadsafe_queue.h
index a4647314a7..ad04df8cab 100644
--- a/src/common/threadsafe_queue.h
+++ b/src/common/threadsafe_queue.h
@@ -83,11 +83,15 @@ public:
         return true;
     }
 
-    T PopWait() {
+    void Wait() {
         if (Empty()) {
             std::unique_lock lock{cv_mutex};
             cv.wait(lock, [this]() { return !Empty(); });
         }
+    }
+
+    T PopWait() {
+        Wait();
         T t;
         Pop(t);
         return t;
@@ -156,6 +160,10 @@ public:
         return spsc_queue.Pop(t);
     }
 
+    void Wait() {
+        spsc_queue.Wait();
+    }
+
     T PopWait() {
         return spsc_queue.PopWait();
     }
diff --git a/src/video_core/gpu_thread.cpp b/src/video_core/gpu_thread.cpp
index 99353f15f5..cd59a7faf1 100644
--- a/src/video_core/gpu_thread.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/gpu_thread.cpp
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ static void RunThread(Core::System& system, VideoCore::RendererBase& renderer,
     system.RegisterHostThread();
 
     // Wait for first GPU command before acquiring the window context
-    while (state.queue.Empty())
-        ;
+    state.queue.Wait();
 
     // If emulation was stopped during disk shader loading, abort before trying to acquire context
     if (!state.is_running) {