diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/jar/JarFileEntries.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/jar/JarFileEntries.java
index bf6a0d5a69d..d9abf28d3f9 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/jar/JarFileEntries.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/jar/JarFileEntries.java
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ class JarFileEntries implements CentralDirectoryVisitor, Iterable<JarEntry> {
 	private <T extends FileHeader> T getEntry(CharSequence name, Class<T> type,
 			boolean cacheEntry) {
 		T entry = doGetEntry(name, type, cacheEntry, null);
-		if (isMultiReleaseJar() && !isMetaInfEntry(name)) {
+		if (!isMetaInfEntry(name) && isMultiReleaseJar()) {
 			int version = RUNTIME_VERSION;
 			AsciiBytes nameAlias = (entry instanceof JarEntry)
 					? ((JarEntry) entry).getAsciiBytesName()