diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser.ts b/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser.ts
index 58f1041afb2e915e493c8069afac532c8871bf3d..3a8c45399cc2fdd6a9cdb3d27ae6058ac93e6ff2 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser.ts
@@ -229,7 +229,10 @@ function processPlugin({
       const currentValue = varData.value;
       const fileReplacePosition = varData.fileReplacePosition;
       dep.currentValue = currentValue;
-      dep.managerData = { fileReplacePosition, packageFile };
+      dep.managerData = {
+        fileReplacePosition,
+        packageFile: varData.packageFile,
+      };
     } else {
       const currentValue = pluginVersion.value;
       const fileReplacePosition = pluginVersion.offset;