diff --git a/Core/Debugger/Breakpoints.cpp b/Core/Debugger/Breakpoints.cpp
index 96f52ae0ba..f3501a370c 100644
--- a/Core/Debugger/Breakpoints.cpp
+++ b/Core/Debugger/Breakpoints.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ BreakAction MemCheck::Action(u32 addr, bool write, int size, u32 pc) {
 	int mask = write ? MEMCHECK_WRITE : MEMCHECK_READ;
 	if (cond & mask) {
 		Log(addr, write, size, pc);
-		if (result & BREAK_ACTION_PAUSE) {
+		if ((result & BREAK_ACTION_PAUSE) && coreState != CORE_POWERUP) {
 			Core_EnableStepping(true);
 			host->SetDebugMode(true);
 		}
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ BreakAction CBreakPoints::ExecBreakPoint(u32 addr) {
 				NOTICE_LOG(JIT, "BKP PC=%08x: %s", addr, formatted.c_str());
 			}
 		}
-		if (info.result & BREAK_ACTION_PAUSE) {
+		if ((info.result & BREAK_ACTION_PAUSE) && coreState != CORE_POWERUP) {
 			Core_EnableStepping(true);
 			host->SetDebugMode(true);
 		}