diff --git a/libobs/obs-internal.h b/libobs/obs-internal.h
index 2e8ef1048..83f832036 100644
--- a/libobs/obs-internal.h
+++ b/libobs/obs-internal.h
@@ -270,8 +270,8 @@ struct obs_core_video {
 	gs_samplerstate_t *point_sampler;
 	gs_stagesurf_t *mapped_surfaces[NUM_CHANNELS];
 	int cur_texture;
-	long raw_active;
-	long gpu_encoder_active;
+	volatile long raw_active;
+	volatile long gpu_encoder_active;
 	pthread_mutex_t gpu_encoder_mutex;
 	struct circlebuf gpu_encoder_queue;
 	struct circlebuf gpu_encoder_avail_queue;
diff --git a/libobs/obs-video.c b/libobs/obs-video.c
index 7921e578c..1eceeac88 100644
--- a/libobs/obs-video.c
+++ b/libobs/obs-video.c
@@ -931,9 +931,10 @@ bool obs_graphics_thread_loop(struct obs_graphics_context *context)
 
 	uint64_t frame_start = os_gettime_ns();
 	uint64_t frame_time_ns;
-	bool raw_active = obs->video.raw_active > 0;
+	bool raw_active = os_atomic_load_long(&obs->video.raw_active) > 0;
 #ifdef _WIN32
-	const bool gpu_active = obs->video.gpu_encoder_active > 0;
+	const bool gpu_active =
+		os_atomic_load_long(&obs->video.gpu_encoder_active) > 0;
 	const bool active = raw_active || gpu_active;
 #else
 	const bool gpu_active = 0;