diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/CPU.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/CPU.cpp
index 82b0cb9c4b4..fb9c89f9027 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/CPU.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/CPU.cpp
@@ -353,8 +353,6 @@ void CPUManager::Continue()
 
 bool CPUManager::PauseAndLock(bool do_lock, bool unpause_on_unlock, bool control_adjacent)
 {
-  // NOTE: This is protected by m_stepping_lock.
-  static bool s_have_fake_cpu_thread = false;
   bool was_unpaused = false;
 
   if (do_lock)
@@ -380,16 +378,16 @@ bool CPUManager::PauseAndLock(bool do_lock, bool unpause_on_unlock, bool control
     //   depth counter instead of being a boolean.
     if (!Core::IsCPUThread())
     {
-      s_have_fake_cpu_thread = true;
+      m_have_fake_cpu_thread = true;
       Core::DeclareAsCPUThread();
     }
   }
   else
   {
     // Only need the stepping lock for this
-    if (s_have_fake_cpu_thread)
+    if (m_have_fake_cpu_thread)
     {
-      s_have_fake_cpu_thread = false;
+      m_have_fake_cpu_thread = false;
       Core::UndeclareAsCPUThread();
     }
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/CPU.h b/Source/Core/Core/HW/CPU.h
index 438a48763bb..13e915ba9a4 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/CPU.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/CPU.h
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ private:
   //   deadlock because of the order inversion. (A -> X,Y; B -> Y,X; A waits for
   //   B, B waits for A)
   std::mutex m_stepping_lock;
+  // Protected by m_stepping_lock.
+  bool m_have_fake_cpu_thread = false;
 
   // Primary lock. Protects changing m_state, requesting instruction stepping and
   // pause-and-locking.