diff --git a/Core/HLE/sceMp3.cpp b/Core/HLE/sceMp3.cpp
index 5dc0e5ae4d..641524cd94 100644
--- a/Core/HLE/sceMp3.cpp
+++ b/Core/HLE/sceMp3.cpp
@@ -166,11 +166,13 @@ static int sceMp3Decode(u32 mp3, u32 outPcmPtr) {
 	} else if (ctx->Version < 0 || ctx->AuBuf == 0) {
 		return hleLogError(ME, ERROR_MP3_NOT_YET_INIT_HANDLE, "not yet init");
 	}
-		
+
 	int pcmBytes = ctx->AuDecode(outPcmPtr);
 	if (pcmBytes > 0) {
 		// decode data successfully, delay thread
 		return hleDelayResult(hleLogSuccessI(ME, pcmBytes), "mp3 decode", mp3DecodeDelay);
+	} else if (pcmBytes == 0) {
+		return hleLogSuccessI(ME, pcmBytes);
 	}
 	// Should already have logged.
 	return pcmBytes;
diff --git a/Core/HW/SimpleAudioDec.cpp b/Core/HW/SimpleAudioDec.cpp
index 3edf6ac293..d4b8003e54 100644
--- a/Core/HW/SimpleAudioDec.cpp
+++ b/Core/HW/SimpleAudioDec.cpp
@@ -337,10 +337,6 @@ size_t AuCtx::FindNextMp3Sync() {
 
 // return output pcm size, <0 error
 u32 AuCtx::AuDecode(u32 pcmAddr) {
-	if (!Memory::GetPointer(PCMBuf)) {
-		return hleLogError(ME, -1, "ctx output bufferAddress %08x is invalid", PCMBuf);
-	}
-
 	auto outbuf = Memory::GetPointer(PCMBuf);
 	int outpcmbufsize = 0;
 
@@ -385,7 +381,7 @@ u32 AuCtx::AuDecode(u32 pcmAddr) {
 		memset(outbuf + outpcmbufsize, 0, PCMBufSize - outpcmbufsize);
 	}
 
-	NotifyMemInfo(MemBlockFlags::WRITE, pcmAddr, outpcmbufsize, "AuDecode");
+	NotifyMemInfo(MemBlockFlags::WRITE, PCMBuf, outpcmbufsize, "AuDecode");
 	if (pcmAddr)
 		Memory::Write_U32(PCMBuf, pcmAddr);
 	return outpcmbufsize;