diff --git a/src/frontend/A64/translate/impl/system.cpp b/src/frontend/A64/translate/impl/system.cpp
index 6b4a7ed0..8d6db346 100644
--- a/src/frontend/A64/translate/impl/system.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/A64/translate/impl/system.cpp
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@ bool TranslatorVisitor::MRS(Imm<1> o0, Imm<3> op1, Imm<4> CRn, Imm<4> CRm, Imm<3
         X(32, Rt, ir.GetCTR());
         return true;
     case SystemRegisterEncoding::CNTPCT_EL0:
+        // HACK: Ensure that this is the first instruction in the block it's emitted in, so the cycle count is most up-to-date.
+        if (!ir.block.empty()) {
+            ir.SetTerm(IR::Term::LinkBlock{*ir.current_location});
+            return false;
+        }
         X(64, Rt, ir.GetCNTPCT());
         return true;
     case SystemRegisterEncoding::FPCR: