diff --git a/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/internal/XPIDatabase.sys.mjs b/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/internal/XPIDatabase.sys.mjs
index 1b01851e2fff..7f3b8c200c2f 100644
--- a/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/internal/XPIDatabase.sys.mjs
+++ b/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/internal/XPIDatabase.sys.mjs
@@ -3753,6 +3753,7 @@ export const XPIDatabaseReconcile = {
     if (
       newAddon ||
       oldAddon.updateDate != xpiState.mtime ||
+      oldAddon.path != xpiState.path ||
       (aUpdateCompatibility && this.isAppBundledLocation(installLocation)) ||
       // update addon metadata if the addon in bundled into
       // the omni jar and version or the resource URI pointing
@@ -3767,8 +3768,6 @@ export const XPIDatabaseReconcile = {
         xpiState,
         newAddon
       );
-    } else if (oldAddon.path != xpiState.path) {
-      newAddon = this.updatePath(installLocation, oldAddon, xpiState);
     } else if (aUpdateCompatibility || aSchemaChange) {
       newAddon = this.updateCompatibility(
         installLocation,