diff --git a/Core/HLE/sceKernelThread.cpp b/Core/HLE/sceKernelThread.cpp
index a2fc29fe56..2463778101 100644
--- a/Core/HLE/sceKernelThread.cpp
+++ b/Core/HLE/sceKernelThread.cpp
@@ -2274,6 +2274,7 @@ int sceKernelStartThread(SceUID threadToStartID, int argSize, u32 argBlockPtr)
 	}
 
 	INFO_LOG(SCEKERNEL, "sceKernelStartThread(thread=%i, argSize=%i, argPtr=%08x)", threadToStartID, argSize, argBlockPtr);
+	hleEatCycles(3400);
 	return __KernelStartThread(threadToStartID, argSize, argBlockPtr);
 }