diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
index 5ecd9f2b0..30802e71b 100755
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ class MainActivity : BaseViewBindingActivity<MainActivityBinding>() {
 
         // SY -->
         preferences.bottomBarLabels()
-            .asImmediateFlow { setBottomNavLabelVisibility() }
+            .asImmediateFlow { setNavLabelVisibility() }
             .launchIn(lifecycleScope)
         // SY <--
     }
@@ -590,13 +590,11 @@ class MainActivity : BaseViewBindingActivity<MainActivityBinding>() {
     private val nav: NavigationBarView
         get() = binding.bottomNav ?: binding.sideNav!!
 
-    private fun setBottomNavLabelVisibility() {
-        binding.bottomNav?.let {
-            if (preferences.bottomBarLabels().get()) {
-                it.labelVisibilityMode = NavigationBarView.LABEL_VISIBILITY_LABELED
-            } else {
-                it.labelVisibilityMode = NavigationBarView.LABEL_VISIBILITY_SELECTED
-            }
+    private fun setNavLabelVisibility() {
+        if (preferences.bottomBarLabels().get()) {
+            nav.labelVisibilityMode = NavigationBarView.LABEL_VISIBILITY_LABELED
+        } else {
+            nav.labelVisibilityMode = NavigationBarView.LABEL_VISIBILITY_SELECTED
         }
     }