diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/mutex.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/mutex.cpp
index 663d0f4b6e..6395d9c721 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/mutex.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/mutex.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include "common/assert.h"
 #include "core/core.h"
+#include "core/core_cpu.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/errors.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/handle_table.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/kernel.h"
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ ResultCode Mutex::TryAcquire(VAddr address, Handle holding_thread_handle,
     // thread.
     ASSERT(requesting_thread == current_thread);
 
-    const u32 addr_value = Memory::Read32(address);
+    u32 addr_value = Memory::Read32(address);
 
     // If the mutex isn't being held, just return success.
     if (addr_value != (holding_thread_handle | Mutex::MutexHasWaitersFlag)) {
@@ -89,6 +90,20 @@ ResultCode Mutex::TryAcquire(VAddr address, Handle holding_thread_handle,
         return ERR_INVALID_HANDLE;
     }
 
+    // This a workaround where an unknown bug writes the mutex value to give ownership to a cond var
+    // waiting thread.
+    if (holding_thread->GetStatus() == ThreadStatus::WaitCondVar) {
+        if (holding_thread->GetMutexWaitAddress() == address) {
+            Release(address, holding_thread.get());
+            addr_value = Memory::Read32(address);
+            if (addr_value == 0)
+                return RESULT_SUCCESS;
+            else {
+                holding_thread = handle_table.Get<Thread>(addr_value & Mutex::MutexOwnerMask);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     // Wait until the mutex is released
     current_thread->SetMutexWaitAddress(address);
     current_thread->SetWaitHandle(requesting_thread_handle);
@@ -104,14 +119,13 @@ ResultCode Mutex::TryAcquire(VAddr address, Handle holding_thread_handle,
     return RESULT_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-ResultCode Mutex::Release(VAddr address) {
+ResultCode Mutex::Release(VAddr address, Thread* holding_thread) {
     // The mutex address must be 4-byte aligned
     if ((address % sizeof(u32)) != 0) {
         return ERR_INVALID_ADDRESS;
     }
 
-    auto* const current_thread = system.CurrentScheduler().GetCurrentThread();
-    auto [thread, num_waiters] = GetHighestPriorityMutexWaitingThread(current_thread, address);
+    auto [thread, num_waiters] = GetHighestPriorityMutexWaitingThread(holding_thread, address);
 
     // There are no more threads waiting for the mutex, release it completely.
     if (thread == nullptr) {
@@ -120,7 +134,7 @@ ResultCode Mutex::Release(VAddr address) {
     }
 
     // Transfer the ownership of the mutex from the previous owner to the new one.
-    TransferMutexOwnership(address, current_thread, thread);
+    TransferMutexOwnership(address, holding_thread, thread);
 
     u32 mutex_value = thread->GetWaitHandle();
 
@@ -141,7 +155,10 @@ ResultCode Mutex::Release(VAddr address) {
     thread->SetWaitHandle(0);
     thread->SetWaitSynchronizationResult(RESULT_SUCCESS);
 
-    system.PrepareReschedule();
+    if (thread->GetProcessorID() >= 0)
+        system.CpuCore(thread->GetProcessorID()).PrepareReschedule();
+    if (holding_thread->GetProcessorID() >= 0)
+        system.CpuCore(holding_thread->GetProcessorID()).PrepareReschedule();
 
     return RESULT_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/mutex.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/mutex.h
index b904de2e82..8cd990d9e6 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/mutex.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/mutex.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public:
                           Handle requesting_thread_handle);
 
     /// Releases the mutex at the specified address.
-    ResultCode Release(VAddr address);
+    ResultCode Release(VAddr address, Thread* holding_thread);
 
 private:
     Core::System& system;
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/svc.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/svc.cpp
index f64236be1a..d8b4559a7b 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/svc.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/svc.cpp
@@ -578,7 +578,8 @@ static ResultCode ArbitrateUnlock(Core::System& system, VAddr mutex_addr) {
     }
 
     auto* const current_process = system.Kernel().CurrentProcess();
-    return current_process->GetMutex().Release(mutex_addr);
+    return current_process->GetMutex().Release(mutex_addr,
+                                               system.CurrentScheduler().GetCurrentThread());
 }
 
 enum class BreakType : u32 {
@@ -1615,12 +1616,14 @@ static ResultCode WaitProcessWideKeyAtomic(Core::System& system, VAddr mutex_add
     SharedPtr<Thread> thread = handle_table.Get<Thread>(thread_handle);
     ASSERT(thread);
 
-    const auto release_result = current_process->GetMutex().Release(mutex_addr);
+    SharedPtr<Thread> current_thread = system.CurrentScheduler().GetCurrentThread();
+
+    const auto release_result =
+        current_process->GetMutex().Release(mutex_addr, current_thread.get());
     if (release_result.IsError()) {
         return release_result;
     }
 
-    SharedPtr<Thread> current_thread = system.CurrentScheduler().GetCurrentThread();
     current_thread->SetCondVarWaitAddress(condition_variable_addr);
     current_thread->SetMutexWaitAddress(mutex_addr);
     current_thread->SetWaitHandle(thread_handle);