diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/BPStructs.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/BPStructs.cpp
index 4f02c298b4..bb910e653e 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/BPStructs.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/BPStructs.cpp
@@ -357,8 +357,13 @@ static void BPWritten(PixelShaderManager& pixel_shader_manager, XFStateManager&
       auto& system = Core::System::GetInstance();
       if (g_ActiveConfig.bImmediateXFB)
       {
+        // TODO: GetTicks is not sane from the GPU thread.
+        // This value is currently used for frame dumping and the custom shader "time_ms" value.
+        // Frame dumping has more calls that aren't sane from the GPU thread.
+        // i.e. Frame dumping is not sane in "Dual Core" mode in general.
+        const u64 ticks = system.GetCoreTiming().GetTicks();
+
         // below div two to convert from bytes to pixels - it expects width, not stride
-        u64 ticks = system.GetCoreTiming().GetTicks();
         g_presenter->ImmediateSwap(destAddr, destStride / 2, destStride, height, ticks);
       }
       else