diff --git a/src/ShaderCache.cpp b/src/ShaderCache.cpp
index af0ffd5639..aa06340c38 100644
--- a/src/ShaderCache.cpp
+++ b/src/ShaderCache.cpp
@@ -2966,7 +2966,15 @@ namespace SIE
 
 		QueryPerformanceCounter(&end);
 		const double elapsedMs = static_cast<double>(end.QuadPart - start.QuadPart) * 1000.0 / freq.QuadPart;
-		const uint64_t remaining = compilationSet.totalTasks - compilationSet.completedTasks.load(std::memory_order_relaxed) - compilationSet.failedTasks.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
+		// Use saturating math: without a lock, Clear() can zero totalTasks while completedTasks
+		// still reads high briefly, which would otherwise underflow uint64_t (logs as ~2^64-1).
+		const uint64_t total = compilationSet.totalTasks.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
+		const uint64_t done = compilationSet.completedTasks.load(std::memory_order_relaxed) +
+		                     compilationSet.failedTasks.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
+		// This task has already finished running, but Complete(task) has not yet updated the counters.
+		// Include the current task in the local progress snapshot so the logged remaining count is accurate.
+		const uint64_t doneIncludingCurrent = (done < total) ? (done + 1) : total;
+		const uint64_t remaining = (total > doneIncludingCurrent) ? (total - doneIncludingCurrent) : 0;
 
 		// Proxy for permutation complexity: descriptor low 32 bits from GetId(); popcount = active defines.
 		// Shader file size provides a secondary signal for source complexity.