diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/repository-encrypted/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/repositories/encrypted/EncryptedRepositoryPlugin.java b/x-pack/plugin/repository-encrypted/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/repositories/encrypted/EncryptedRepositoryPlugin.java
index 849914fa72495..41c67acfcd622 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/repository-encrypted/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/repositories/encrypted/EncryptedRepositoryPlugin.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/repository-encrypted/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/repositories/encrypted/EncryptedRepositoryPlugin.java
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public Repository create(RepositoryMetadata metadata, Function<String, Repositor
                 if (false == (delegatedRepository instanceof BlobStoreRepository) || delegatedRepository instanceof EncryptedRepository) {
                     throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported delegate repository type [" + DELEGATE_TYPE_SETTING.getKey() + "]");
                 }
-                if (false == getLicenseState().isAllowed(XPackLicenseState.Feature.ENCRYPTED_SNAPSHOT)) {
+                if (false == getLicenseState().checkFeature(XPackLicenseState.Feature.ENCRYPTED_SNAPSHOT)) {
                     logger.warn(
                         new ParameterizedMessage(
                             "Encrypted snapshots are not allowed for the currently installed license [{}]."