diff --git a/pcsx2/VUops.cpp b/pcsx2/VUops.cpp
index 0278f95899..3ef9582e30 100644
--- a/pcsx2/VUops.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/VUops.cpp
@@ -980,7 +980,9 @@ static __fi void _vuSQRT(VURegs* VU)
 
 	VU->statusflag &= ~0x30;
 
-	if (ft < 0.0)
+	// Sign bit, not `ft < 0.0`: -0 raises I, and so do the denormals vuDouble
+	// has already flushed to it.
+	if (VU->VF[_Ft_].UL[_Ftf_] & 0x80000000)
 		VU->statusflag |= 0x10;
 	VU->q.F = sqrt(fabs(ft));
 	VU->q.F = vuDouble(VU->q.UL);
diff --git a/pcsx2/arm64/iCOP2-arm64.cpp b/pcsx2/arm64/iCOP2-arm64.cpp
index 8288a7b583..b68189f085 100644
--- a/pcsx2/arm64/iCOP2-arm64.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/arm64/iCOP2-arm64.cpp
@@ -2524,25 +2524,20 @@ void recCOP2_VSQRT()
 
 	const int ftf = _Ftf_cop2;
 
-	// Clear D/I flags
+	// Clear D/I, then take I from the sign bit: a compare against zero misses
+	// -0 and reads an unordered result as negative.
 	armAsm->Ldr(RWSCRATCH, armVU0Mem(&VU0.statusflag));
 	armAsm->Mov(RWARG1, 0x30); armAsm->Bic(RWSCRATCH, RWSCRATCH, RWARG1); // clear D/I bits
+	armAsm->Ldr(a64::w1, armVU0Mem(&VU0.VF[_Ft_cop2].UL[ftf]));
+	a64::Label ftPositive;
+	armAsm->Tbz(a64::w1, 31, &ftPositive);
+	armAsm->Orr(RWSCRATCH, RWSCRATCH, 0x10);
+	armAsm->Bind(&ftPositive);
 	armAsm->Str(RWSCRATCH, armVU0Mem(&VU0.statusflag));
 
 	// Load ft scalar
 	armAsm->Ldr(RSSCRATCH, armVU0Mem(&VU0.VF[_Ft_cop2].UL[ftf]));
 
-	// If ft < 0, set invalid flag (D flag = 0x10)
-	a64::Label notNeg;
-	armAsm->Fcmp(RSSCRATCH, 0.0);
-	armAsm->B(a64::ge, &notNeg);
-	{
-		armAsm->Ldr(RWSCRATCH, armVU0Mem(&VU0.statusflag));
-		armAsm->Orr(RWSCRATCH, RWSCRATCH, 0x10);
-		armAsm->Str(RWSCRATCH, armVU0Mem(&VU0.statusflag));
-	}
-	armAsm->Bind(&notNeg);
-
 	// Q = sqrt(|ft|)
 	armAsm->Fabs(RSSCRATCH, RSSCRATCH);
 	armAsm->Fsqrt(RSSCRATCH, RSSCRATCH);