diff --git a/libraries/libstratosphere/include/stratosphere/ldr/ldr_types.hpp b/libraries/libstratosphere/include/stratosphere/ldr/ldr_types.hpp
index e81be6b7d..7d1a94aa1 100644
--- a/libraries/libstratosphere/include/stratosphere/ldr/ldr_types.hpp
+++ b/libraries/libstratosphere/include/stratosphere/ldr/ldr_types.hpp
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@ namespace ams::ldr {
         u32 aci_sac_size;
         u32 acid_fac_size;
         u32 aci_fah_size;
+        u8 unused_20[0x10];
         u8 ac_buffer[0x3E0];
     };
-    static_assert(util::is_pod<ProgramInfo>::value && sizeof(ProgramInfo) == 0x400, "ProgramInfo definition!");
+    static_assert(util::is_pod<ProgramInfo>::value && sizeof(ProgramInfo) == 0x410, "ProgramInfo definition!");
 
     enum ProgramInfoFlag {
         ProgramInfoFlag_SystemModule        = (0 << 0),
diff --git a/libraries/libstratosphere/source/ldr/ldr_pm_api.os.horizon.cpp b/libraries/libstratosphere/source/ldr/ldr_pm_api.os.horizon.cpp
index 8441977f5..2e00417de 100644
--- a/libraries/libstratosphere/source/ldr/ldr_pm_api.os.horizon.cpp
+++ b/libraries/libstratosphere/source/ldr/ldr_pm_api.os.horizon.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ namespace ams::ldr::pm {
     }
 
     Result GetProgramInfo(ProgramInfo *out, const ncm::ProgramLocation &loc) {
+        static_assert(sizeof(*out) == sizeof(LoaderProgramInfo));
         R_RETURN(ldrPmGetProgramInfo(reinterpret_cast<const NcmProgramLocation *>(std::addressof(loc)), reinterpret_cast<LoaderProgramInfo *>(out)));
     }
 
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ namespace ams::ldr::pm {
 
     Result AtmosphereGetProgramInfo(ProgramInfo *out, cfg::OverrideStatus *out_status, const ncm::ProgramLocation &loc) {
         static_assert(sizeof(*out_status) == sizeof(CfgOverrideStatus), "CfgOverrideStatus definition!");
+        static_assert(sizeof(*out) == sizeof(LoaderProgramInfo));
         R_RETURN(ldrPmAtmosphereGetProgramInfo(reinterpret_cast<LoaderProgramInfo *>(out), reinterpret_cast<CfgOverrideStatus *>(out_status), reinterpret_cast<const NcmProgramLocation *>(std::addressof(loc))));
     }
 
diff --git a/stratosphere/loader/source/ldr_capabilities.cpp b/stratosphere/loader/source/ldr_capabilities.cpp
index cd93d855f..b3bc25e65 100644
--- a/stratosphere/loader/source/ldr_capabilities.cpp
+++ b/stratosphere/loader/source/ldr_capabilities.cpp
@@ -425,6 +425,20 @@ namespace ams::ldr {
         }
     }
 
+    void FixDebugCapabilityForHbl(util::BitPack32 *kac, size_t count) {
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
+            const auto cap = kac[i];
+            switch (GetCapabilityId(cap)) {
+                case CapabilityId::DebugFlags:
+                    /* 19.0.0+ disallows more than one flag set; we are always DebugMode for kernel, so ForceDebug is the most powerful/flexible flag to set. */
+                    kac[i] = CapabilityDebugFlags::Encode(false, false, true);
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     void PreProcessCapability(util::BitPack32 *kac, size_t count) {
         for (size_t i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
             const auto cap = kac[i];
diff --git a/stratosphere/loader/source/ldr_capabilities.hpp b/stratosphere/loader/source/ldr_capabilities.hpp
index 0a91b23cc..21748a7fb 100644
--- a/stratosphere/loader/source/ldr_capabilities.hpp
+++ b/stratosphere/loader/source/ldr_capabilities.hpp
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ namespace ams::ldr {
     u16 MakeProgramInfoFlag(const util::BitPack32 *kac, size_t count);
     void UpdateProgramInfoFlag(u16 flags, util::BitPack32 *kac, size_t count);
 
+    void FixDebugCapabilityForHbl(util::BitPack32 *kac, size_t count);
+
     void PreProcessCapability(util::BitPack32 *kac, size_t count);
 
 }
diff --git a/stratosphere/loader/source/ldr_main.cpp b/stratosphere/loader/source/ldr_main.cpp
index 5b6001f93..5e4d8ca06 100644
--- a/stratosphere/loader/source/ldr_main.cpp
+++ b/stratosphere/loader/source/ldr_main.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ namespace ams {
         namespace {
 
             struct ServerOptions {
-                static constexpr size_t PointerBufferSize   = 0x400;
+                static constexpr size_t PointerBufferSize   = 0x420;
                 static constexpr size_t MaxDomains          = 0;
                 static constexpr size_t MaxDomainObjects    = 0;
                 static constexpr bool CanDeferInvokeRequest = false;
diff --git a/stratosphere/loader/source/ldr_meta.cpp b/stratosphere/loader/source/ldr_meta.cpp
index ee43aeedc..b1d1a85ad 100644
--- a/stratosphere/loader/source/ldr_meta.cpp
+++ b/stratosphere/loader/source/ldr_meta.cpp
@@ -252,6 +252,10 @@ namespace ams::ldr {
                     meta->npdm->main_thread_priority = HblMainThreadPriorityApplet;
                 }
             }
+
+            /* Fix the debug capabilities, to prevent needing a hbl recompilation. */
+            FixDebugCapabilityForHbl(static_cast<util::BitPack32 *>(meta->acid_kac), meta->acid->kac_size / sizeof(util::BitPack32));
+            FixDebugCapabilityForHbl(static_cast<util::BitPack32 *>(meta->aci_kac),  meta->aci->kac_size  / sizeof(util::BitPack32));
         } else if (hos::GetVersion() >= hos::Version_10_0_0) {
             /* If storage id is none, there is no base code filesystem, and thus it is impossible for us to validate. */
             /* However, if we're an application, we are guaranteed a base code filesystem. */