diff --git a/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/gradle/plugins/packaging/SystemPackagingTask.groovy b/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/gradle/plugins/packaging/SystemPackagingTask.groovy
index d356580f..cc0e1502 100755
--- a/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/gradle/plugins/packaging/SystemPackagingTask.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/gradle/plugins/packaging/SystemPackagingTask.groovy
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ abstract class SystemPackagingTask extends OsPackageAbstractArchiveTask {
     @PathSensitive(PathSensitivity.RELATIVE)
     @SkipWhenEmpty
     FileCollection getFakeFiles() {
-        project.files('fake')
+        projectLayout.files('fake')
     }
 
     @Override