diff --git a/core/io/file_access_zip.cpp b/core/io/file_access_zip.cpp
index 2af6f370cf2..72503851c1f 100644
--- a/core/io/file_access_zip.cpp
+++ b/core/io/file_access_zip.cpp
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ bool FileAccessZip::file_exists(const String &p_name) {
 }
 
 FileAccessZip::FileAccessZip(const String &p_path, const PackedData::PackedFile &p_file) {
-	_open(p_path, FileAccess::READ);
+	open_internal(p_path, FileAccess::READ);
 }
 
 FileAccessZip::~FileAccessZip() {