diff --git a/Core/HLE/sceKernelModule.cpp b/Core/HLE/sceKernelModule.cpp
index bb525627ae..c98837bd79 100644
--- a/Core/HLE/sceKernelModule.cpp
+++ b/Core/HLE/sceKernelModule.cpp
@@ -2714,7 +2714,9 @@ static u32 sceKernelUnloadModule(u32 moduleId) {
 
 	module->Cleanup();
 	kernelObjects.Destroy<PSPModule>(moduleId);
-	return hleDelayResult(hleLogDebug(Log::sceModule, moduleId), "module unloaded", 500);
+	// About 400us of work that better threads can preempt, and worse ones don't get in on
+	// (tests/threads/scheduling/syscallkinds).
+	return __KernelBusyDelayResult(hleLogDebug(Log::sceModule, moduleId), (int)usToCycles(400), "module unloaded");
 }
 
 u32 __KernelStopUnloadSelfModuleWithOrWithoutStatus(u32 exitCode, u32 argSize, u32 argp, u32 statusAddr, u32 optionAddr, bool WithStatus) {
diff --git a/Core/HLE/scePower.cpp b/Core/HLE/scePower.cpp
index 43ca06633c..90cc481c7b 100644
--- a/Core/HLE/scePower.cpp
+++ b/Core/HLE/scePower.cpp
@@ -334,11 +334,9 @@ static int sceKernelVolatileMemTryLock(int type, u32 paddr, u32 psize) {
 
 	switch (error) {
 	case 0:
-		// HACK: This fixes Crash Tag Team Racing.
-		// Should only wait 1200 cycles though according to Unknown's testing,
-		// and with that it's still broken. So it's not this, unfortunately.
-		// Leaving it in for the 0.9.8 release anyway.
-		hleEatCycles(500000);
+		// Under 100us on hardware (tests/threads/scheduling/syscallkinds). This used to eat 500000
+		// cycles as a hack for Crash Tag Team Racing, which no longer needs it.
+		hleEatCycles(1200);
 		DEBUG_LOG(Log::HLE, "sceKernelVolatileMemTryLock(%i, %08x, %08x) - success", type, paddr, psize);
 		break;