diff --git a/controller/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/controller/persistence/FilePersistenceUtils.java b/controller/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/controller/persistence/FilePersistenceUtils.java
index 3c2607c252a..61dbaa96e31 100644
--- a/controller/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/controller/persistence/FilePersistenceUtils.java
+++ b/controller/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/controller/persistence/FilePersistenceUtils.java
@@ -178,6 +178,6 @@ static boolean isParentFolderWritable(File file){
         if ( !file.exists() || file.getParentFile() == null ){
             return false;
         }
-        return  file.getParentFile().canWrite();
+        return Files.isWritable(file.getParentFile().toPath());
     }
 }