diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6e6b4f16c..6e275ec71 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 yuzu emulator early access
 =============
 
-This is the source code for early-access 1995.
+This is the source code for early-access 1996.
 
 ## Legal Notice
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/kernel.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/kernel.cpp
index 1db343839..8fdab44e4 100755
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/kernel.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/kernel.cpp
@@ -265,8 +265,8 @@ struct KernelCore::Impl {
 
     /// Gets the host thread ID for the caller, allocating a new one if this is the first time
     u32 GetHostThreadId(std::size_t core_id) {
-        if (static_cast<s32>(host_thread_id) < 0) {
-            // The first for slots are reserved for CPU core threads
+        if (host_thread_id == UINT32_MAX) {
+            // The first four slots are reserved for CPU core threads
             ASSERT(core_id < Core::Hardware::NUM_CPU_CORES);
             host_thread_id = static_cast<u32>(core_id);
         }
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ struct KernelCore::Impl {
 
     /// Gets the host thread ID for the caller, allocating a new one if this is the first time
     u32 GetHostThreadId() {
-        if (static_cast<s32>(host_thread_id) < 0) {
+        if (host_thread_id == UINT32_MAX) {
             host_thread_id = next_host_thread_id++;
         }
         return host_thread_id;