diff --git a/Core/MIPS/IR/IRCompBranch.cpp b/Core/MIPS/IR/IRCompBranch.cpp
index bb08883cc1b3..20d352b5c1d9 100644
--- a/Core/MIPS/IR/IRCompBranch.cpp
+++ b/Core/MIPS/IR/IRCompBranch.cpp
@@ -295,11 +295,12 @@ void IRFrontend::Comp_Jump(MIPSOpcode op) {
 
 	// Might be a stubbed address or something?
 	if (!Memory::IsValidAddress(targetAddr)) {
-		if (js.nextExit == 0) {
+		// If preloading, flush - this block will likely be fixed later.
+		if (js.preloading)
+			js.cancel = true;
+		else
 			ERROR_LOG_REPORT(JIT, "Jump to invalid address: %08x", targetAddr);
-		} else {
-			js.compiling = false;
-		}
+		js.compiling = false;
 		// TODO: Mark this block dirty or something?  May be indication it will be changed by imports.
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/Core/MIPS/IR/IRFrontend.cpp b/Core/MIPS/IR/IRFrontend.cpp
index 8174fa17f200..ad1fc94e0eeb 100644
--- a/Core/MIPS/IR/IRFrontend.cpp
+++ b/Core/MIPS/IR/IRFrontend.cpp
@@ -219,8 +219,9 @@ MIPSOpcode IRFrontend::GetOffsetInstruction(int offset) {
 	return Memory::Read_Instruction(GetCompilerPC() + 4 * offset);
 }
 
-void IRFrontend::DoJit(u32 em_address, std::vector<IRInst> &instructions, u32 &mipsBytes) {
+void IRFrontend::DoJit(u32 em_address, std::vector<IRInst> &instructions, u32 &mipsBytes, bool preload) {
 	js.cancel = false;
+	js.preloading = preload;
 	js.blockStart = em_address;
 	js.compilerPC = em_address;
 	js.lastContinuedPC = 0;
@@ -246,6 +247,11 @@ void IRFrontend::DoJit(u32 em_address, std::vector<IRInst> &instructions, u32 &m
 		js.numInstructions++;
 	}
 
+	if (js.cancel) {
+		// Clear the instructions to signal this was not compiled.
+		ir.Clear();
+	}
+
 	mipsBytes = js.compilerPC - em_address;
 
 	IRWriter simplified;
diff --git a/Core/MIPS/IR/IRFrontend.h b/Core/MIPS/IR/IRFrontend.h
index 70194cef1b34..73b63924f3eb 100644
--- a/Core/MIPS/IR/IRFrontend.h
+++ b/Core/MIPS/IR/IRFrontend.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class IRFrontend : public MIPSFrontendInterface {
 	void DoState(PointerWrap &p);
 	bool CheckRounding(u32 blockAddress);  // returns true if we need a do-over
 
-	void DoJit(u32 em_address, std::vector<IRInst> &instructions, u32 &mipsBytes);
+	void DoJit(u32 em_address, std::vector<IRInst> &instructions, u32 &mipsBytes, bool preload);
 
 	void EatPrefix() override {
 		js.EatPrefix();
diff --git a/Core/MIPS/IR/IRJit.cpp b/Core/MIPS/IR/IRJit.cpp
index 9c8fefeebf1d..9a86a4356f7a 100644
--- a/Core/MIPS/IR/IRJit.cpp
+++ b/Core/MIPS/IR/IRJit.cpp
@@ -98,14 +98,19 @@ void IRJit::Compile(u32 em_address) {
 }
 
 bool IRJit::CompileBlock(u32 em_address, std::vector<IRInst> &instructions, u32 &mipsBytes, bool preload) {
+	frontend_.DoJit(em_address, instructions, mipsBytes, preload);
+	if (instructions.empty()) {
+		_dbg_assert_(JIT, preload);
+		// We return true when preloading so it doesn't abort.
+		return preload;
+	}
+
 	int block_num = blocks_.AllocateBlock(em_address);
 	if ((block_num & ~MIPS_EMUHACK_VALUE_MASK) != 0) {
 		// Out of block numbers.  Caller will handle.
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	frontend_.DoJit(em_address, instructions, mipsBytes);
-
 	IRBlock *b = blocks_.GetBlock(block_num);
 	b->SetInstructions(instructions);
 	b->SetOriginalSize(mipsBytes);
diff --git a/Core/MIPS/JitCommon/JitState.h b/Core/MIPS/JitCommon/JitState.h
index 4e1d2c8898f6..6d2c8d09379d 100644
--- a/Core/MIPS/JitCommon/JitState.h
+++ b/Core/MIPS/JitCommon/JitState.h
@@ -56,15 +56,6 @@ namespace MIPSComp {
 			AFTER_MEMCHECK_CLEANUP = 0x04,
 		};
 
-		JitState()
-			: hasSetRounding(0),
-			lastSetRounding(0),
-			currentRoundingFunc(nullptr),
-			startDefaultPrefix(true),
-			prefixSFlag(PREFIX_UNKNOWN),
-			prefixTFlag(PREFIX_UNKNOWN),
-			prefixDFlag(PREFIX_UNKNOWN) {}
-
 		u32 compilerPC;
 		u32 blockStart;
 		u32 lastContinuedPC;
@@ -78,20 +69,21 @@ namespace MIPSComp {
 		int numInstructions;
 		bool compiling;	// TODO: get rid of this in favor of using analysis results to determine end of block
 		bool hadBreakpoints;
+		bool preloading = false;
 		JitBlock *curBlock;
 
-		u8 hasSetRounding;
-		u8 lastSetRounding;
-		const u8 *currentRoundingFunc;
+		u8 hasSetRounding = 0;
+		u8 lastSetRounding = 0;
+		const u8 *currentRoundingFunc = nullptr;
 
 		// VFPU prefix magic
-		bool startDefaultPrefix;
+		bool startDefaultPrefix = true;
 		u32 prefixS;
 		u32 prefixT;
 		u32 prefixD;
-		PrefixState prefixSFlag;
-		PrefixState prefixTFlag;
-		PrefixState prefixDFlag;
+		PrefixState prefixSFlag = PREFIX_UNKNOWN;
+		PrefixState prefixTFlag = PREFIX_UNKNOWN;
+		PrefixState prefixDFlag = PREFIX_UNKNOWN;
 
 		void PrefixStart() {
 			if (startDefaultPrefix) {