diff --git a/src/core/core_timing.cpp b/src/core/core_timing.cpp
index 5a7abcfca..c91ae9975 100644
--- a/src/core/core_timing.cpp
+++ b/src/core/core_timing.cpp
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ void CoreTiming::RemoveEvent(const std::shared_ptr<EventType>& event_type) {
     basic_lock.unlock();
 }
 
-std::optional<u64> CoreTiming::Advance() {
+std::optional<s64> CoreTiming::Advance() {
     advance_lock.lock();
     basic_lock.lock();
     global_timer = GetGlobalTimeNs().count();
@@ -170,10 +170,11 @@ std::optional<u64> CoreTiming::Advance() {
         }
 
         basic_lock.lock();
+        global_timer = GetGlobalTimeNs().count();
     }
 
     if (!event_queue.empty()) {
-        const u64 next_time = event_queue.front().time - global_timer;
+        const s64 next_time = event_queue.front().time - global_timer;
         basic_lock.unlock();
         advance_lock.unlock();
         return next_time;
@@ -191,8 +192,10 @@ void CoreTiming::ThreadLoop() {
             paused_set = false;
             const auto next_time = Advance();
             if (next_time) {
-                std::chrono::nanoseconds next_time_ns = std::chrono::nanoseconds(*next_time);
-                event.WaitFor(next_time_ns);
+                if (*next_time > 0) {
+                    std::chrono::nanoseconds next_time_ns = std::chrono::nanoseconds(*next_time);
+                    event.WaitFor(next_time_ns);
+                }
             } else {
                 wait_set = true;
                 event.Wait();
diff --git a/src/core/core_timing.h b/src/core/core_timing.h
index c70b605c8..032eb08aa 100644
--- a/src/core/core_timing.h
+++ b/src/core/core_timing.h
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public:
     std::chrono::nanoseconds GetGlobalTimeNs() const;
 
     /// Checks for events manually and returns time in nanoseconds for next event, threadsafe.
-    std::optional<u64> Advance();
+    std::optional<s64> Advance();
 
 private:
     struct Event;
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/scheduler.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/scheduler.cpp
index d67d3c5cd..da77967dd 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/scheduler.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/scheduler.cpp
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ u32 GlobalScheduler::SelectThreads() {
     ASSERT(is_locked);
     const auto update_thread = [](Thread* thread, Scheduler& sched) {
         sched.guard.lock();
-        if (thread != sched.selected_thread.get()) {
+        if (thread != sched.selected_thread_set.get()) {
             if (thread == nullptr) {
                 ++sched.idle_selection_count;
             }
-            sched.selected_thread = SharedFrom(thread);
+            sched.selected_thread_set = SharedFrom(thread);
         }
-        const bool reschedule_pending = sched.selected_thread != sched.current_thread;
+        const bool reschedule_pending = sched.selected_thread_set != sched.current_thread;
         sched.is_context_switch_pending = reschedule_pending;
         std::atomic_thread_fence(std::memory_order_seq_cst);
         sched.guard.unlock();
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ u32 GlobalScheduler::SelectThreads() {
                                        suggested);
                         top_threads[candidate_core] = next;
                         break;
+                    } else {
+                        suggested = nullptr;
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -590,7 +592,7 @@ void Scheduler::OnThreadStart() {
 }
 
 void Scheduler::SwitchContextStep2() {
-    Thread* previous_thread = current_thread.get();
+    Thread* previous_thread = current_thread_prev.get();
     Thread* new_thread = selected_thread.get();
 
     // Load context of new thread
@@ -606,8 +608,6 @@ void Scheduler::SwitchContextStep2() {
                    "Thread must be ready to become running.");
 
         // Cancel any outstanding wakeup events for this thread
-        current_thread = SharedFrom(new_thread);
-        new_thread->SetStatus(ThreadStatus::Running);
         new_thread->SetIsRunning(true);
 
         auto* const thread_owner_process = current_thread->GetOwnerProcess();
@@ -622,21 +622,21 @@ void Scheduler::SwitchContextStep2() {
             cpu_core.SetTPIDR_EL0(new_thread->GetTPIDR_EL0());
             cpu_core.ClearExclusiveState();
         }
-    } else {
-        current_thread = nullptr;
-        // Note: We do not reset the current process and current page table when idling because
-        // technically we haven't changed processes, our threads are just paused.
     }
-    guard.unlock();
+
+    TryDoContextSwitch();
 }
 
 void Scheduler::SwitchContext() {
-    Thread* previous_thread = current_thread.get();
+    current_thread_prev = current_thread;
+    selected_thread = selected_thread_set;
+    Thread* previous_thread = current_thread_prev.get();
     Thread* new_thread = selected_thread.get();
+    current_thread = selected_thread;
 
     is_context_switch_pending = false;
+    guard.unlock();
     if (new_thread == previous_thread) {
-        guard.unlock();
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/scheduler.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/scheduler.h
index f26a554f5..f73ca777e 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/scheduler.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/scheduler.h
@@ -249,6 +249,8 @@ private:
 
     std::shared_ptr<Thread> current_thread = nullptr;
     std::shared_ptr<Thread> selected_thread = nullptr;
+    std::shared_ptr<Thread> current_thread_prev = nullptr;
+    std::shared_ptr<Thread> selected_thread_set = nullptr;
     std::shared_ptr<Thread> idle_thread = nullptr;
 
     Core::System& system;
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/svc.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/svc.cpp
index 9f46a1758..5e9dd43bf 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/svc.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/svc.cpp
@@ -316,7 +316,6 @@ static ResultCode ConnectToNamedPort32(Core::System& system, Handle* out_handle,
 
 /// Makes a blocking IPC call to an OS service.
 static ResultCode SendSyncRequest(Core::System& system, Handle handle) {
-    std::lock_guard lock{HLE::g_hle_lock};
     const auto& handle_table = system.Kernel().CurrentProcess()->GetHandleTable();
     std::shared_ptr<ClientSession> session = handle_table.Get<ClientSession>(handle);
     if (!session) {