diff --git a/src/video_core/engines/maxwell_dma.cpp b/src/video_core/engines/maxwell_dma.cpp
index f7400aac8..ebe5536de 100644
--- a/src/video_core/engines/maxwell_dma.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/engines/maxwell_dma.cpp
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ void MaxwellDMA::CopyPitchToBlockLinear() {
     write_buffer.resize_destructive(dst_size);
 
     memory_manager.ReadBlock(regs.offset_in, read_buffer.data(), src_size);
-    memory_manager.ReadBlock(regs.offset_out, write_buffer.data(), dst_size);
+    memory_manager.ReadBlockUnsafe(regs.offset_out, write_buffer.data(), dst_size);
 
     // If the input is linear and the output is tiled, swizzle the input and copy it over.
     SwizzleSubrect(write_buffer, read_buffer, bytes_per_pixel, width, height, depth, x_offset,
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/gl_rasterizer.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/gl_rasterizer.cpp
index 3f07fe8bb..f5baa0f3c 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/gl_rasterizer.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/gl_rasterizer.cpp
@@ -1304,7 +1304,7 @@ bool AccelerateDMA::DmaBufferImageCopy(const Tegra::DMA::ImageCopy& copy_info,
                                        const Tegra::DMA::BufferOperand& buffer_operand,
                                        const Tegra::DMA::ImageOperand& image_operand) {
     std::scoped_lock lock{buffer_cache.mutex, texture_cache.mutex};
-    const auto image_id = texture_cache.DmaImageId(image_operand);
+    const auto image_id = texture_cache.DmaImageId(image_operand, IS_IMAGE_UPLOAD);
     if (image_id == VideoCommon::NULL_IMAGE_ID) {
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_rasterizer.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_rasterizer.cpp
index 0bcc20544..628e1376f 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_rasterizer.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_rasterizer.cpp
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ bool AccelerateDMA::DmaBufferImageCopy(const Tegra::DMA::ImageCopy& copy_info,
                                        const Tegra::DMA::BufferOperand& buffer_operand,
                                        const Tegra::DMA::ImageOperand& image_operand) {
     std::scoped_lock lock{buffer_cache.mutex, texture_cache.mutex};
-    const auto image_id = texture_cache.DmaImageId(image_operand);
+    const auto image_id = texture_cache.DmaImageId(image_operand, IS_IMAGE_UPLOAD);
     if (image_id == VideoCommon::NULL_IMAGE_ID) {
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/src/video_core/texture_cache/texture_cache.h b/src/video_core/texture_cache/texture_cache.h
index d49f3a7a0..e1198dcf8 100644
--- a/src/video_core/texture_cache/texture_cache.h
+++ b/src/video_core/texture_cache/texture_cache.h
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ void TextureCache<P>::PopAsyncFlushes() {
 }
 
 template <class P>
-ImageId TextureCache<P>::DmaImageId(const Tegra::DMA::ImageOperand& operand) {
+ImageId TextureCache<P>::DmaImageId(const Tegra::DMA::ImageOperand& operand, bool is_upload) {
     const ImageInfo dst_info(operand);
     const ImageId dst_id = FindDMAImage(dst_info, operand.address);
     if (!dst_id) {
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ ImageId TextureCache<P>::DmaImageId(const Tegra::DMA::ImageOperand& operand) {
         // No need to waste time on an image that's synced with guest
         return NULL_IMAGE_ID;
     }
-    if (!image.info.dma_downloaded) {
+    if (!is_upload && !image.info.dma_downloaded) {
         // Force a full sync.
         image.info.dma_downloaded = true;
         return NULL_IMAGE_ID;
diff --git a/src/video_core/texture_cache/texture_cache_base.h b/src/video_core/texture_cache/texture_cache_base.h
index 01f5ac588..0720494e5 100644
--- a/src/video_core/texture_cache/texture_cache_base.h
+++ b/src/video_core/texture_cache/texture_cache_base.h
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ public:
     /// Pop asynchronous downloads
     void PopAsyncFlushes();
 
-    [[nodiscard]] ImageId DmaImageId(const Tegra::DMA::ImageOperand& operand);
+    [[nodiscard]] ImageId DmaImageId(const Tegra::DMA::ImageOperand& operand, bool is_upload);
 
     [[nodiscard]] std::pair<Image*, BufferImageCopy> DmaBufferImageCopy(
         const Tegra::DMA::ImageCopy& copy_info, const Tegra::DMA::BufferOperand& buffer_operand,