diff --git a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.hosted/src/com/oracle/svm/hosted/ResourcesFeature.java b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.hosted/src/com/oracle/svm/hosted/ResourcesFeature.java
index 2f11afd2fc5e..0a2725d62903 100644
--- a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.hosted/src/com/oracle/svm/hosted/ResourcesFeature.java
+++ b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.hosted/src/com/oracle/svm/hosted/ResourcesFeature.java
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ public List<ConditionWithOrigin> isIncluded(Module module, String resourceName,
                 if (!rp.moduleNameMatches(moduleName)) {
                     continue;
                 }
-                if (rp.pattern.matcher(resourceName).matches() || rp.pattern.matcher(relativePathWithTrailingSlash).matches()) {
+                if (rp.pattern.matcher(resourceName).matches()) {
                     return List.of(); // nothing should match excluded resource
                 }
             }