diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/BBA-TAP/TAP_Apple.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/BBA-TAP/TAP_Apple.cpp
index 22b98e8cdb..a990e985bc 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/BBA-TAP/TAP_Apple.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/BBA-TAP/TAP_Apple.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ bool CEXIETHERNET::Activate()
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	readEnabled = false;
+	readEnabled.store(false);
 
 	INFO_LOG(SP1, "BBA initialized.");
 	return true;
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ void CEXIETHERNET::Deactivate()
 	close(fd);
 	fd = -1;
 
-	readEnabled = false;
+	readEnabled.store(false);
 	if (readThread.joinable())
 		readThread.join();
 }
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static void ReadThreadHandler(CEXIETHERNET* self)
 		{
 			ERROR_LOG(SP1, "Failed to read from BBA, err=%d", readBytes);
 		}
-		else if (self->readEnabled)
+		else if (self->readEnabled.load())
 		{
 			INFO_LOG(SP1, "Read data: %s", ArrayToString(self->mRecvBuffer, readBytes, 0x10).c_str());
 			self->mRecvBufferLength = readBytes;
@@ -103,11 +103,11 @@ bool CEXIETHERNET::RecvStart()
 	if (!readThread.joinable())
 		RecvInit();
 
-	readEnabled = true;
+	readEnabled.store(true);
 	return true;
 }
 
 void CEXIETHERNET::RecvStop()
 {
-	readEnabled = false;
+	readEnabled.store(false);
 }
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/BBA-TAP/TAP_Unix.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/BBA-TAP/TAP_Unix.cpp
index ac3eecf4a1..be16f437eb 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/BBA-TAP/TAP_Unix.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/BBA-TAP/TAP_Unix.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ bool CEXIETHERNET::Activate()
 	}
 	ioctl(fd, TUNSETNOCSUM, 1);
 
-	readEnabled = false;
+	readEnabled.store(false);
 
 	INFO_LOG(SP1, "BBA initialized with associated tap %s", ifr.ifr_name);
 	return true;
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void CEXIETHERNET::Deactivate()
 	close(fd);
 	fd = -1;
 
-	readEnabled = false;
+	readEnabled.store(false);
 	if (readThread.joinable())
 		readThread.join();
 #else
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static void ReadThreadHandler(CEXIETHERNET* self)
 		{
 			ERROR_LOG(SP1, "Failed to read from BBA, err=%d", readBytes);
 		}
-		else if (self->readEnabled)
+		else if (self->readEnabled.load())
 		{
 			INFO_LOG(SP1, "Read data: %s", ArrayToString(self->mRecvBuffer, readBytes, 0x10).c_str());
 			self->mRecvBufferLength = readBytes;
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ bool CEXIETHERNET::RecvStart()
 	if (!readThread.joinable())
 		RecvInit();
 
-	readEnabled = true;
+	readEnabled.store(true);
 	return true;
 #else
 	NOTIMPLEMENTED("RecvStart");
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ bool CEXIETHERNET::RecvStart()
 void CEXIETHERNET::RecvStop()
 {
 #ifdef __linux__
-	readEnabled = false;
+	readEnabled.store(false);
 #else
 	NOTIMPLEMENTED("RecvStop");
 #endif
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI_DeviceEthernet.h b/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI_DeviceEthernet.h
index 04376bccbd..db5e92bc43 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI_DeviceEthernet.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI_DeviceEthernet.h
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <atomic>
+
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include <Windows.h>
 #endif
@@ -328,7 +330,7 @@ public:
 #elif defined(__linux__) || defined(__APPLE__)
 	int fd;
 	std::thread readThread;
-	volatile bool readEnabled;
+	std::atomic<bool> readEnabled;
 #endif
 
 };