diff --git a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.core/src/com/oracle/svm/core/jdk/resources/CompressedGlobTrie/CompressedGlobTrie.java b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.core/src/com/oracle/svm/core/jdk/resources/CompressedGlobTrie/CompressedGlobTrie.java
index 7a8f14d4cfbb..3486894bad06 100644
--- a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.core/src/com/oracle/svm/core/jdk/resources/CompressedGlobTrie/CompressedGlobTrie.java
+++ b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.core/src/com/oracle/svm/core/jdk/resources/CompressedGlobTrie/CompressedGlobTrie.java
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ private static List<GlobTrieNode> matchOneLevel(StarTrieNode node, String wholeL
         /* match prefix first */
         String nodeContent = node.getContent();
         String prefix = nodeContent.substring(0, nodeContent.indexOf(STAR.charAt(0)));
-        if (!prefix.equals("*") && !wholeLevel.startsWith(prefix)) {
+        if (!prefix.equals(STAR) && !wholeLevel.startsWith(prefix)) {
             /* can't match prefix */
             return Collections.emptyList();
         }