diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
index 41600be028de..0ef2866cfd7f 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
@@ -3226,14 +3226,7 @@ bool spu_thread::stop_and_signal(u32 code)
 	}
 	}
 
-	if (!ch_out_mbox.get_count())
-	{
-		fmt::throw_exception("Unknown STOP code: 0x%x (Out_MBox is empty)" HERE, code);
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		fmt::throw_exception("Unknown STOP code: 0x%x (Out_MBox=0x%x)" HERE, code, ch_out_mbox.get_value());
-	}
+	fmt::throw_exception("Unknown STOP code: 0x%x (Out_MBox=%s)" HERE, code, ch_out_mbox);
 }
 
 void spu_thread::halt()