diff --git a/src/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Shader/DiskCache/ParallelDiskCacheLoader.cs b/src/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Shader/DiskCache/ParallelDiskCacheLoader.cs
index 910e9aea0..cc9f9c6e8 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Shader/DiskCache/ParallelDiskCacheLoader.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Shader/DiskCache/ParallelDiskCacheLoader.cs
@@ -368,7 +368,8 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Shader.DiskCache
             try
             {
                 if (_context.DirtyHacks.IsEnabled(DirtyHack.ShaderTranslationDelay))
-                    Thread.Sleep(_context.DirtyHacks[DirtyHack.ShaderTranslationDelay]);
+                    if (_context.Capabilities.Api == TargetApi.Metal)
+                        Thread.Sleep(_context.DirtyHacks[DirtyHack.ShaderTranslationDelay]);
                 
                 AsyncProgramTranslation asyncTranslation = new(guestShaders, specState, programIndex, isCompute);
                 _asyncTranslationQueue.Add(asyncTranslation, _cancellationToken);