diff --git a/build-tools-internal/src/main/groovy/elasticsearch.fips.gradle b/build-tools-internal/src/main/groovy/elasticsearch.fips.gradle
index bbe169ce7427c..3c9cf121813c9 100644
--- a/build-tools-internal/src/main/groovy/elasticsearch.fips.gradle
+++ b/build-tools-internal/src/main/groovy/elasticsearch.fips.gradle
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import org.elasticsearch.gradle.testclusters.TestDistribution
 // Common config when running with a FIPS-140 runtime JVM
 if (buildParams.inFipsJvm) {
   allprojects {
-    String javaSecurityFilename = buildParams.runtimeJavaDetails.toLowerCase().contains('oracle') ? 'fips_java_oracle.security' : 'fips_java.security'
+    String javaSecurityFilename = buildParams.runtimeJavaDetails.get().toLowerCase().contains('oracle') ? 'fips_java_oracle.security' : 'fips_java.security'
     File fipsResourcesDir = new File(project.buildDir, 'fips-resources')
     File fipsSecurity = new File(fipsResourcesDir, javaSecurityFilename)
     File fipsPolicy = new File(fipsResourcesDir, 'fips_java.policy')