diff --git a/Core/MIPS/x86/CompBranch.cpp b/Core/MIPS/x86/CompBranch.cpp
index bec696f0cd..5efb27c3eb 100644
--- a/Core/MIPS/x86/CompBranch.cpp
+++ b/Core/MIPS/x86/CompBranch.cpp
@@ -490,6 +490,11 @@ void Jit::Comp_Syscall(u32 op)
 {
 	FlushAll();
 
+	// If we're in a delay slot, this is off by one.
+	const int offset = js.inDelaySlot ? -1 : 0;
+	WriteDowncount(offset);
+	js.downcountAmount = -offset;
+
 	ABI_CallFunctionC((void *)&CallSyscall, op);
 
 	WriteSyscallExit();
diff --git a/Core/MIPS/x86/Jit.cpp b/Core/MIPS/x86/Jit.cpp
index 8ed93a9155..6dfdef1c8a 100644
--- a/Core/MIPS/x86/Jit.cpp
+++ b/Core/MIPS/x86/Jit.cpp
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@ void Jit::FlushAll()
 	fpr.Flush(FLUSH_ALL);
 }
 
+void Jit::WriteDowncount(int offset)
+{
+	const int downcount = js.downcountAmount + offset;
+	SUB(32, M(&currentMIPS->downcount), downcount > 127 ? Imm32(downcount) : Imm8(downcount));
+}
+
 void Jit::ClearCache()
 {
 	blocks.Clear();
@@ -240,7 +246,7 @@ void Jit::Comp_Generic(u32 op)
 
 void Jit::WriteExit(u32 destination, int exit_num)
 {
-	SUB(32, M(&currentMIPS->downcount), js.downcountAmount > 127 ? Imm32(js.downcountAmount) : Imm8(js.downcountAmount));
+	WriteDowncount();
 
 	//If nobody has taken care of this yet (this can be removed when all branches are done)
 	JitBlock *b = js.curBlock;
@@ -262,15 +268,15 @@ void Jit::WriteExit(u32 destination, int exit_num)
 
 void Jit::WriteExitDestInEAX()
 {
-	// TODO: Some wasted potential, dispatcher will alwa
+	// TODO: Some wasted potential, dispatcher will always read this back into EAX.
 	MOV(32, M(&mips_->pc), R(EAX));
-	SUB(32, M(&currentMIPS->downcount), js.downcountAmount > 127 ? Imm32(js.downcountAmount) : Imm8(js.downcountAmount));
+	WriteDowncount();
 	JMP(asm_.dispatcher, true);
 }
 
 void Jit::WriteSyscallExit()
 {
-	SUB(32, M(&currentMIPS->downcount), js.downcountAmount > 127 ? Imm32(js.downcountAmount) : Imm8(js.downcountAmount));
+	WriteDowncount();
 	JMP(asm_.dispatcherCheckCoreState, true);
 }
 
@@ -282,8 +288,7 @@ bool Jit::CheckJitBreakpoint(u32 addr, int downcountOffset)
 		MOV(32, M(&mips_->pc), Imm32(js.compilerPC));
 		CALL((void *)&JitBreakpoint);
 
-		const int downcountEstimate = js.downcountAmount + downcountOffset;
-		SUB(32, M(&currentMIPS->downcount), downcountEstimate > 127 ? Imm32(downcountEstimate) : Imm8(downcountEstimate));
+		WriteDowncount(downcountOffset);
 		JMP(asm_.dispatcherCheckCoreState, true);
 
 		return true;
diff --git a/Core/MIPS/x86/Jit.h b/Core/MIPS/x86/Jit.h
index d338fffb13..2dd9c40ab5 100644
--- a/Core/MIPS/x86/Jit.h
+++ b/Core/MIPS/x86/Jit.h
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ public:
 	void ClearCacheAt(u32 em_address);
 private:
 	void FlushAll();
+	void WriteDowncount(int offset = 0);
 
 	void WriteExit(u32 destination, int exit_num);
 	void WriteExitDestInEAX();