diff --git a/src/core/libraries/np/np_web_api/np_web_api_internal.cpp b/src/core/libraries/np/np_web_api/np_web_api_internal.cpp
index 7b8e0a17b..6bf67a850 100644
--- a/src/core/libraries/np/np_web_api/np_web_api_internal.cpp
+++ b/src/core/libraries/np/np_web_api/np_web_api_internal.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 namespace Libraries::Np::NpWebApi {
 
-static std::mutex g_global_mutex;
+static std::recursive_mutex g_global_mutex;
 static std::map<s32, OrbisNpWebApiContext*> g_contexts;
 static s32 g_library_context_count = 0;
 static s32 g_user_context_count = 0;