diff --git a/Core/HLE/sceMpeg.cpp b/Core/HLE/sceMpeg.cpp
index 67d71a69e7..d4cc48f096 100644
--- a/Core/HLE/sceMpeg.cpp
+++ b/Core/HLE/sceMpeg.cpp
@@ -1507,15 +1507,6 @@ void PostPutAction::run(MipsCall &call) {
 // Program signals that it has written data to the ringbuffer and gets a callback ?
 static u32 sceMpegRingbufferPut(u32 ringbufferAddr, int numPackets, int available)
 {
-	// Generally, program will call sceMpegRingbufferAvailableSize() before this func.
-	// Still need to check available?
-
-	numPackets = std::min(numPackets, available);
-	if (numPackets <= 0) {
-		DEBUG_LOG(ME, "sceMpegRingbufferPut(%08x, %i, %i): no packets to enqueue", ringbufferAddr, numPackets, available);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	auto ringbuffer = PSPPointer<SceMpegRingBuffer>::Create(ringbufferAddr);
 	if (!ringbuffer.IsValid()) {
 		// Would have crashed before, TODO test behavior.
@@ -1523,6 +1514,15 @@ static u32 sceMpegRingbufferPut(u32 ringbufferAddr, int numPackets, int availabl
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	numPackets = std::min(numPackets, available);
+	// Generally, program will call sceMpegRingbufferAvailableSize() before this func.
+	// Seems still need to check actual available, Patapon 3 for example.
+	numPackets = std::min(numPackets, ringbuffer->packets - ringbuffer->packetsAvail);
+	if (numPackets <= 0) {
+		DEBUG_LOG(ME, "sceMpegRingbufferPut(%08x, %i, %i): no packets to enqueue", ringbufferAddr, numPackets, available);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	MpegContext *ctx = getMpegCtx(ringbuffer->mpeg);
 	if (!ctx) {
 		WARN_LOG(ME, "sceMpegRingbufferPut(%08x, %i, %i): bad mpeg handle %08x", ringbufferAddr, numPackets, available, ringbuffer->mpeg);