diff --git a/src/portable/portable.c b/src/portable/portable.c
index f0af728d48..e95f6604b4 100644
--- a/src/portable/portable.c
+++ b/src/portable/portable.c
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ static int portable_extract_by_path(
                                                 matches,
                                                 image_name,
                                                 path_is_extension,
-                                                /* relax_extension_release_check= */ false,
+                                                relax_extension_release_check,
                                                 seq[1],
                                                 /* ret_os_release= */ NULL,
                                                 /* ret_unit_files= */ NULL);
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ static int portable_extract_by_path(
                                         matches,
                                         image_name,
                                         path_is_extension,
-                                        /* relax_extension_release_check= */ false,
+                                        relax_extension_release_check,
                                         /* socket_fd= */ -EBADF,
                                         &os_release,
                                         &unit_files);
diff --git a/test/units/TEST-29-PORTABLE.directory.sh b/test/units/TEST-29-PORTABLE.directory.sh
index a1951ee6e1..998e6ce40e 100755
--- a/test/units/TEST-29-PORTABLE.directory.sh
+++ b/test/units/TEST-29-PORTABLE.directory.sh
@@ -157,6 +157,13 @@ grep -q -F "ExtensionDirectories=" /run/systemd/system.attached/app0.service.d/2
 
 portablectl detach --now --runtime --extension /tmp/app0 /tmp/rootdir app0
 
+rm -rf /tmp/app10
+cp -a /tmp/app0 /tmp/app10
+portablectl "${ARGS[@]}" attach --force --copy=symlink --runtime --extension /tmp/app10 /tmp/rootdir app0
+portablectl inspect --force --cat --extension /tmp/app10 /tmp/rootdir app0 | grep -f /tmp/app10/usr/lib/extension-release.d/extension-release.app0 >/dev/null
+portablectl detach --runtime --extension /tmp/app10 /tmp/rootdir app0
+rm -rf /tmp/app10
+
 # Attempt to disable the app unit during detaching. Requires --copy=symlink to reproduce.
 # Provides coverage for https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/23481
 portablectl "${ARGS[@]}" attach --copy=symlink --now --runtime /tmp/rootdir minimal-app0