diff --git a/libraries/libstratosphere/source/pgl/srv/pgl_srv_api.cpp b/libraries/libstratosphere/source/pgl/srv/pgl_srv_api.cpp
index 39e86d4cc..0568d0cb6 100644
--- a/libraries/libstratosphere/source/pgl/srv/pgl_srv_api.cpp
+++ b/libraries/libstratosphere/source/pgl/srv/pgl_srv_api.cpp
@@ -156,19 +156,23 @@ namespace ams::pgl::srv {
 
     void StartServer() {
         /* Enable extra application threads, if we should. */
-        u8 enable_application_extra_thread;
-        const size_t sz = settings::fwdbg::GetSettingsItemValue(std::addressof(enable_application_extra_thread), sizeof(enable_application_extra_thread), "application_extra_thread", "enable_application_extra_thread");
-        if (sz == sizeof(enable_application_extra_thread) && enable_application_extra_thread != 0) {
-            /* NOTE: Nintendo does not check that this succeeds. */
-            pm::shell::BoostApplicationThreadResourceLimit();
+        {
+            u8 enable_application_extra_thread;
+            const size_t sz = settings::fwdbg::GetSettingsItemValue(std::addressof(enable_application_extra_thread), sizeof(enable_application_extra_thread), "application_extra_thread", "enable_application_extra_thread");
+            if (sz == sizeof(enable_application_extra_thread) && enable_application_extra_thread != 0) {
+                /* NOTE: Nintendo does not check that this succeeds. */
+                pm::shell::BoostApplicationThreadResourceLimit();
+            }
         }
 
         /* Enable extra system threads, if we should. */
-        u8 enable_system_extra_thread;
-        const size_t sz = settings::fwdbg::GetSettingsItemValue(std::addressof(enable_system_extra_thread), sizeof(enable_system_extra_thread), "application_extra_thread", "enable_system_extra_thread");
-        if (sz == sizeof(enable_system_extra_thread) && enable_system_extra_thread != 0) {
-            /* NOTE: Nintendo does not check that this succeeds. */
-            pm::shell::BoostSystemThreadResourceLimit();
+        {
+            u8 enable_system_extra_thread;
+            const size_t sz = settings::fwdbg::GetSettingsItemValue(std::addressof(enable_system_extra_thread), sizeof(enable_system_extra_thread), "application_extra_thread", "enable_system_extra_thread");
+            if (sz == sizeof(enable_system_extra_thread) && enable_system_extra_thread != 0) {
+                /* NOTE: Nintendo does not check that this succeeds. */
+                pm::shell::BoostSystemThreadResourceLimit();
+            }
         }
 
         /* Register service session. */