diff --git a/build-plugin/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/tasks/bundling/BootZipCopyAction.java b/build-plugin/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/tasks/bundling/BootZipCopyAction.java
index 8bd0111fb718..e891fea3fa32 100644
--- a/build-plugin/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/tasks/bundling/BootZipCopyAction.java
+++ b/build-plugin/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/tasks/bundling/BootZipCopyAction.java
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ private int getFileMode() {
 		}
 
 		private int getDirMode(FileCopyDetails details) {
-			return (BootZipCopyAction.this.fileMode != null) ? BootZipCopyAction.this.dirMode : getPermissions(details);
+			return (BootZipCopyAction.this.dirMode != null) ? BootZipCopyAction.this.dirMode : getPermissions(details);
 		}
 
 		private int getFileMode(FileCopyDetails details) {