diff --git a/nx/include/switch/kernel/detect.h b/nx/include/switch/kernel/detect.h
index ded2ef9d..9061acce 100644
--- a/nx/include/switch/kernel/detect.h
+++ b/nx/include/switch/kernel/detect.h
@@ -7,37 +7,15 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "../types.h"
 
-extern bool g_IsAbove200;
-extern bool g_IsAbove300;
-extern bool g_IsAbove400;
-extern bool g_IsAbove500;
-extern bool g_IsAbove600;
-
 /// Returns true if the kernel version is equal to or above 2.0.0.
-static inline bool kernelAbove200(void) {
-    return g_IsAbove200;
-}
-
+bool kernelAbove200(void);
 /// Returns true if the kernel version is equal to or above 3.0.0.
-static inline bool kernelAbove300(void) {
-    return g_IsAbove300;
-}
-
+bool kernelAbove300(void);
 /// Returns true if the kernel version is equal to or above 4.0.0.
-static inline bool kernelAbove400(void) {
-    return g_IsAbove400;
-}
-
+bool kernelAbove400(void);
 /// Returns true if the kernel version is equal to or above 5.0.0.
-static inline bool kernelAbove500(void) {
-    return g_IsAbove500;
-}
-
+bool kernelAbove500(void);
 /// Returns true if the kernel version is equal to or above 6.0.0.
-static inline bool kernelAbove600(void) {
-    return g_IsAbove600;
-}
-
+bool kernelAbove600(void);
 /// Returns true if the process has a debugger attached.
 bool detectDebugger(void);
-
diff --git a/nx/source/kernel/detect.c b/nx/source/kernel/detect.c
index 0f4eed7b..34d1b20c 100644
--- a/nx/source/kernel/detect.c
+++ b/nx/source/kernel/detect.c
@@ -4,14 +4,26 @@
 #include "kernel/mutex.h"
 #include "kernel/svc.h"
 
-bool g_IsAbove200;
-bool g_IsAbove300;
-bool g_IsAbove400;
-bool g_IsAbove500;
-bool g_IsAbove600;
+static bool g_IsAbove200;
+static bool g_IsAbove300;
+static bool g_IsAbove400;
+static bool g_IsAbove500;
+static bool g_IsAbove600;
+static bool g_HasCached = 0;
+static Mutex g_Mutex;
 
-void detectSetup(void)
+static void _CacheValues(void)
 {
+    if (__atomic_load_n(&g_HasCached, __ATOMIC_SEQ_CST))
+        return;
+
+    mutexLock(&g_Mutex);
+
+    if (g_HasCached) {
+        mutexUnlock(&g_Mutex);
+        return;
+    }
+
     u64 tmp;
     g_IsAbove200 = (svcGetInfo(&tmp, 12, INVALID_HANDLE, 0) != 0xF001);
     g_IsAbove300 = (svcGetInfo(&tmp, 18, INVALID_HANDLE, 0) != 0xF001);
@@ -23,6 +35,35 @@ void detectSetup(void)
     g_IsAbove400 |= g_IsAbove500;
     g_IsAbove300 |= g_IsAbove400;
     g_IsAbove200 |= g_IsAbove300;
+
+    __atomic_store_n(&g_HasCached, true, __ATOMIC_SEQ_CST);
+
+    mutexUnlock(&g_Mutex);
+}
+
+bool kernelAbove200(void) {
+    _CacheValues();
+    return g_IsAbove200;
+}
+
+bool kernelAbove300(void) {
+    _CacheValues();
+    return g_IsAbove300;
+}
+
+bool kernelAbove400(void) {
+    _CacheValues();
+    return g_IsAbove400;
+}
+
+bool kernelAbove500(void) {
+    _CacheValues();
+    return g_IsAbove500;
+}
+
+bool kernelAbove600(void) {
+    _CacheValues();
+    return g_IsAbove600;
 }
 
 bool detectDebugger(void) {
diff --git a/nx/source/runtime/init.c b/nx/source/runtime/init.c
index 686cd124..e729c5ce 100644
--- a/nx/source/runtime/init.c
+++ b/nx/source/runtime/init.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 void* __stack_top;
 void NORETURN __nx_exit(Result rc, LoaderReturnFn retaddr);
 
-void detectSetup(void);
 void virtmemSetup(void);
 void newlibSetup(void);
 void argvSetup(void);
@@ -140,7 +139,6 @@ void __attribute__((weak)) __libnx_init(void* ctx, Handle main_thread, void* sav
     // Called by crt0.
 
     // Libnx initialization goes here.
-    detectSetup();
     envSetup(ctx, main_thread, saved_lr);
     newlibSetup();
     virtmemSetup();