diff --git a/maven-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/maven/MavenModuleSetBuild.java b/maven-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/maven/MavenModuleSetBuild.java
index 525366b1d6d938514c38c98362f340dc9e774c8a..da6b5ce69779e6d1f2d95b5841d7a8b7c65535e6 100644
--- a/maven-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/maven/MavenModuleSetBuild.java
+++ b/maven-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/maven/MavenModuleSetBuild.java
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ public class MavenModuleSetBuild extends AbstractMavenBuild<MavenModuleSet,Maven
                 if (remoteSettings != null) {
                     remoteSettings.delete();
                 }
-                if (project.getGlobalSettingConfigId() != null ) {
+                if (remoteGlobalSettings != null ) {
                     remoteGlobalSettings.delete();
                 }
             }