diff --git a/src/core/core_cpu.cpp b/src/core/core_cpu.cpp
index 46a522fcd4a00dbdf944fb50a8e08853c8fbd9c5..9b306faf6a7e4b3c7b2240a03e54a18b067e43f0 100644
--- a/src/core/core_cpu.cpp
+++ b/src/core/core_cpu.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "core/core_timing.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/scheduler.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/thread.h"
+#include "core/hle/lock.h"
 #include "core/settings.h"
 
 namespace Core {
@@ -125,6 +126,8 @@ void Cpu::Reschedule() {
     }
 
     reschedule_pending = false;
+    // Lock the global kernel mutex when we manipulate the HLE state
+    std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> lock(HLE::g_hle_lock);
     scheduler->Reschedule();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/core_cpu.h b/src/core/core_cpu.h
index 97695290339692a573fabbe2aed93446717fbb00..56cdae19474af74c1f16f37a4a40b6e5be0a72c5 100644
--- a/src/core/core_cpu.h
+++ b/src/core/core_cpu.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ private:
     std::shared_ptr<CpuBarrier> cpu_barrier;
     std::shared_ptr<Kernel::Scheduler> scheduler;
 
-    bool reschedule_pending{};
+    std::atomic<bool> reschedule_pending = false;
     size_t core_index;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/core/core_timing.cpp b/src/core/core_timing.cpp
index d3bb6f8188df96ef064ba04c26afc03ee243ff25..f977d1b32552a46dcc3b702d682d3910047ce148 100644
--- a/src/core/core_timing.cpp
+++ b/src/core/core_timing.cpp
@@ -135,11 +135,9 @@ void ClearPendingEvents() {
 void ScheduleEvent(s64 cycles_into_future, const EventType* event_type, u64 userdata) {
     ASSERT(event_type != nullptr);
     s64 timeout = GetTicks() + cycles_into_future;
-
     // If this event needs to be scheduled before the next advance(), force one early
     if (!is_global_timer_sane)
         ForceExceptionCheck(cycles_into_future);
-
     event_queue.emplace_back(Event{timeout, event_fifo_id++, userdata, event_type});
     std::push_heap(event_queue.begin(), event_queue.end(), std::greater<>());
 }
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/thread.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/thread.cpp
index 40918ca81dbd50b67dd7014047a25155fc4907f2..a1a7867ce1d53117cea79243f2ad5c4d0b71e037 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/thread.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/thread.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "core/hle/kernel/object.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/process.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/thread.h"
+#include "core/hle/lock.h"
 #include "core/hle/result.h"
 #include "core/memory.h"
 
@@ -104,6 +105,10 @@ void ExitCurrentThread() {
  */
 static void ThreadWakeupCallback(u64 thread_handle, int cycles_late) {
     const auto proper_handle = static_cast<Handle>(thread_handle);
+
+    // Lock the global kernel mutex when we enter the kernel HLE.
+    std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> lock(HLE::g_hle_lock);
+
     SharedPtr<Thread> thread = wakeup_callback_handle_table.Get<Thread>(proper_handle);
     if (thread == nullptr) {
         LOG_CRITICAL(Kernel, "Callback fired for invalid thread {:08X}", proper_handle);
@@ -155,8 +160,10 @@ void Thread::WakeAfterDelay(s64 nanoseconds) {
     if (nanoseconds == -1)
         return;
 
-    CoreTiming::ScheduleEvent(CoreTiming::nsToCycles(nanoseconds), ThreadWakeupEventType,
-                              callback_handle);
+    // This function might be called from any thread so we have to be cautious and use the
+    // thread-safe version of ScheduleEvent.
+    CoreTiming::ScheduleEventThreadsafe(CoreTiming::nsToCycles(nanoseconds), ThreadWakeupEventType,
+                                        callback_handle);
 }
 
 void Thread::CancelWakeupTimer() {