diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/file/FileSnapshot.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/file/FileSnapshot.java
index 7b4406a4b..8c48cd94b 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/file/FileSnapshot.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/file/FileSnapshot.java
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ protected FileSnapshot(File file, boolean useConfig) {
 		this.file = file;
 		this.lastRead = Instant.now();
 		this.fileStoreAttributeCache = useConfig
-				? FS.getFileStoreAttributes(file.toPath().getParent())
+				? FS.getFileStoreAttributes(file.toPath())
 				: FALLBACK_FILESTORE_ATTRIBUTES;
 		BasicFileAttributes fileAttributes = null;
 		try {