diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/rollback/RollbackStore.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/rollback/RollbackStore.java
index f973f5ce9ce03..8068c6f46733f 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/rollback/RollbackStore.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/rollback/RollbackStore.java
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ class RollbackStore {
         targetDir.mkdirs();
         File targetFile = new File(targetDir, sourceFile.getName());
 
-        boolean fallbackToCopy = !isLinkPossible(sourceFile, targetFile);
+        boolean fallbackToCopy = !isLinkPossible(sourceFile, targetDir);
         if (!fallbackToCopy) {
             try {
                 // Create a hard link to avoid copy