diff --git a/stratosphere/loader/source/ldr_npdm.cpp b/stratosphere/loader/source/ldr_npdm.cpp
index 2bb9eb669..8d7eb0f37 100644
--- a/stratosphere/loader/source/ldr_npdm.cpp
+++ b/stratosphere/loader/source/ldr_npdm.cpp
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ Result NpdmUtils::LoadNpdm(u64 tid, NpdmInfo *out) {
             info->acid->flags = (info->acid->flags & 0xFFFFFFC3) | (original_info->acid->flags & 0x0000003C);
         }
         /* Fix application type. */
-        const u32 original_application_type = GetApplicationType((u32 *)original_info->aci0_kac, original_info->aci0->kac_size/sizeof(u32)) & 7;
+        const u32 original_application_type = GetApplicationTypeRaw((u32 *)original_info->aci0_kac, original_info->aci0->kac_size/sizeof(u32)) & 7;
         u32 *caps = (u32 *)info->aci0_kac;
         for (unsigned int i = 0; i < info->aci0->kac_size/sizeof(u32); i++) {
             if ((caps[i] & 0x3FFF) == 0x1FFF) {
@@ -489,4 +489,15 @@ u32 NpdmUtils::GetApplicationType(u32 *caps, size_t num_caps) {
         }
     }
     return application_type;
+}
+
+/* Like GetApplicationType, except this returns the raw kac descriptor value. */
+u32 NpdmUtils::GetApplicationTypeRaw(u32 *caps, size_t num_caps) {
+    u32 application_type = 0;
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < num_caps; i++) {
+        if ((caps[i] & 0x3FFF) == 0x1FFF) {
+            return (caps[i] >> 14) & 7;
+        }
+    }
+    return application_type;
 }
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diff --git a/stratosphere/loader/source/ldr_npdm.hpp b/stratosphere/loader/source/ldr_npdm.hpp
index 3a7e721ee..b04606046 100644
--- a/stratosphere/loader/source/ldr_npdm.hpp
+++ b/stratosphere/loader/source/ldr_npdm.hpp
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ class NpdmUtils {
         static_assert(sizeof(NpdmAci0) == 0x40, "Incorrectly defined NpdmAci0!");
         
         static u32 GetApplicationType(u32 *caps, size_t num_caps);
+        static u32 GetApplicationTypeRaw(u32 *caps, size_t num_caps);
         
         static Result ValidateCapabilityAgainstRestrictions(u32 *restrict_caps, size_t num_restrict_caps, u32 *&cur_cap, size_t &caps_remaining);
         static Result ValidateCapabilities(u32 *acid_caps, size_t num_acid_caps, u32 *aci0_caps, size_t num_aci0_caps);