diff --git a/GPU/GPUCommon.cpp b/GPU/GPUCommon.cpp
index 7a186900c9..9d4d875e87 100644
--- a/GPU/GPUCommon.cpp
+++ b/GPU/GPUCommon.cpp
@@ -756,6 +756,10 @@ void GPUCommon::Execute_Call(u32 op, u32 diff) {
 	// Saint Seiya needs correct support for relative calls.
 	const u32 retval = currentList->pc + 4;
 	const u32 target = gstate_c.getRelativeAddress(op & 0x00FFFFFC);
+	if (!Memory::IsValidAddress(target)) {
+		ERROR_LOG_REPORT(G3D, "CALL to illegal address %08x - ignoring! data=%06x", target, op & 0x00FFFFFF);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	// Bone matrix optimization - many games will CALL a bone matrix (!).
 	if ((Memory::ReadUnchecked_U32(target) >> 24) == GE_CMD_BONEMATRIXDATA) {
@@ -770,8 +774,6 @@ void GPUCommon::Execute_Call(u32 op, u32 diff) {
 
 	if (currentList->stackptr == ARRAY_SIZE(currentList->stack)) {
 		ERROR_LOG_REPORT(G3D, "CALL: Stack full!");
-	} else if (!Memory::IsValidAddress(target)) {
-		ERROR_LOG_REPORT(G3D, "CALL to illegal address %08x - ignoring! data=%06x", target, op & 0x00FFFFFF);
 	} else {
 		auto &stackEntry = currentList->stack[currentList->stackptr++];
 		stackEntry.pc = retval;