diff --git a/extensions/redis-cache/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/cache/redis/runtime/RedisCacheInfoBuilder.java b/extensions/redis-cache/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/cache/redis/runtime/RedisCacheInfoBuilder.java
index 80113eee560ba..7fd99591c1ba9 100644
--- a/extensions/redis-cache/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/cache/redis/runtime/RedisCacheInfoBuilder.java
+++ b/extensions/redis-cache/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/cache/redis/runtime/RedisCacheInfoBuilder.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public static Set<RedisCacheInfo> build(Set<String> cacheNames, RedisCachesBuild
 
                 if (namedRuntimeConfig != null && namedRuntimeConfig.expireAfterWrite.isPresent()) {
                     cacheInfo.expireAfterWrite = namedRuntimeConfig.expireAfterWrite;
-                } else if (defaultRuntimeConfig.expireAfterAccess.isPresent()) {
+                } else if (defaultRuntimeConfig.expireAfterWrite.isPresent()) {
                     cacheInfo.expireAfterWrite = defaultRuntimeConfig.expireAfterWrite;
                 }