diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/settings_entries.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/settings_entries.cpp
index 3b4704115..7c2b6d02e 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/settings_entries.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/settings_entries.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
 
             if (ImGui::Combo(name.data(), &selection, scaling, IM_ARRAYSIZE(scaling))) {
                 setting = selection;
+
+                ImHexApi::Common::restartImHex();
+
                 return true;
             }
 
diff --git a/source/window/window.cpp b/source/window/window.cpp
index 15d1d5605..3ed5442ac 100644
--- a/source/window/window.cpp
+++ b/source/window/window.cpp
@@ -123,19 +123,6 @@ namespace hex {
                 }
             }
 
-            {
-                auto scaling = ContentRegistry::Settings::getSetting("hex.builtin.setting.interface", "hex.builtin.setting.interface.scaling");
-
-                if (scaling.is_number()) {
-                    static bool firstTime = true;
-
-                    if (!firstTime) {
-                        ImHexApi::Common::restartImHex();
-                    }
-                    firstTime = false;
-                }
-            }
-
             {
                 auto language = ContentRegistry::Settings::getSetting("hex.builtin.setting.interface", "hex.builtin.setting.interface.language");