diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/zip/ZipFile.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/zip/ZipFile.java
index 7fa507980c2..bf43499e1f9 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/zip/ZipFile.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/zip/ZipFile.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1995, 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1995, 2026, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import java.nio.charset.Charset;
 import java.nio.file.InvalidPathException;
 import java.nio.file.attribute.BasicFileAttributes;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.attribute.FileTime;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import java.util.function.IntFunction;
@@ -1444,11 +1445,13 @@ public class ZipFile implements ZipConstants, Closeable {
          * The unique combination of these components identifies a Source of a ZipFile.
          */
         private static class Key {
-            private final BasicFileAttributes attrs;
             private final File file;
+            private final Object fileKey;
+            private final FileTime lastModifiedTime;
             // the Charset that was provided when constructing the ZipFile instance
             private final Charset charset;
 
+
             /**
              * Constructs a {@code Key} to a {@code Source} of a {@code ZipFile}
              *
@@ -1457,7 +1460,8 @@ public class ZipFile implements ZipConstants, Closeable {
              * @param charset the Charset that was provided when constructing the ZipFile instance
              */
             public Key(File file, BasicFileAttributes attrs, Charset charset) {
-                this.attrs = attrs;
+                this.fileKey = attrs.fileKey();
+                this.lastModifiedTime = attrs.lastModifiedTime();
                 this.file = file;
                 this.charset = charset;
             }
@@ -1465,10 +1469,9 @@ public class ZipFile implements ZipConstants, Closeable {
             @Override
             public int hashCode() {
                 long t = charset.hashCode();
-                t += attrs.lastModifiedTime().toMillis();
-                Object fk = attrs.fileKey();
+                t += lastModifiedTime.toMillis();
                 return Long.hashCode(t) +
-                        (fk != null ? fk.hashCode() : file.hashCode());
+                        (fileKey != null ? fileKey.hashCode() : file.hashCode());
             }
 
             @Override
@@ -1477,12 +1480,12 @@ public class ZipFile implements ZipConstants, Closeable {
                     if (!charset.equals(key.charset)) {
                         return false;
                     }
-                    if (!attrs.lastModifiedTime().equals(key.attrs.lastModifiedTime())) {
+                    if (!lastModifiedTime.equals(key.lastModifiedTime)) {
                         return false;
                     }
-                    Object fk = attrs.fileKey();
-                    if (fk != null) {
-                        return fk.equals(key.attrs.fileKey());
+
+                    if (fileKey != null) {
+                        return fileKey.equals(key.fileKey);
                     } else {
                         return file.equals(key.file);
                     }