diff --git a/src/permission/fs_permission.cc b/src/permission/fs_permission.cc
index 0baf1291a96..b1a7de5ef83 100644
--- a/src/permission/fs_permission.cc
+++ b/src/permission/fs_permission.cc
@@ -176,21 +176,21 @@ void FSPermission::Drop(Environment* env,
 }
 
 void FSPermission::RevokeAccess(PermissionScope perm, const std::string& res) {
-  const std::string path = WildcardIfDir(res);
-  if (perm == PermissionScope::kFileSystemRead) {
-    auto it =
-        std::find(granted_paths_in_.begin(), granted_paths_in_.end(), path);
-    if (it != granted_paths_in_.end()) {
-      granted_paths_in_.erase(it);
-      RebuildTree(PermissionScope::kFileSystemRead);
-    }
-  } else if (perm == PermissionScope::kFileSystemWrite) {
-    auto it =
-        std::find(granted_paths_out_.begin(), granted_paths_out_.end(), path);
-    if (it != granted_paths_out_.end()) {
-      granted_paths_out_.erase(it);
-      RebuildTree(PermissionScope::kFileSystemWrite);
-    }
+  if (perm != PermissionScope::kFileSystemRead &&
+      perm != PermissionScope::kFileSystemWrite) {
+    return;
+  }
+  std::string wildcard = res;
+  if (wildcard.back() != node::kPathSeparator) {
+    wildcard += node::kPathSeparator;
+  }
+  wildcard += '*';
+  auto& paths = perm == PermissionScope::kFileSystemRead ? granted_paths_in_
+                                                         : granted_paths_out_;
+  if (std::erase_if(paths, [&](const std::string& p) {
+        return p == res || p == wildcard;
+      }) > 0) {
+    RebuildTree(perm);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-permission-drop-fs-granted-path.js b/test/parallel/test-permission-drop-fs-granted-path.js
index fdb9b194979..82d04b49040 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-permission-drop-fs-granted-path.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-permission-drop-fs-granted-path.js
@@ -167,6 +167,71 @@ for (const files of [
   assert.strictEqual(child.status, 0);
 }
 
+// Grant a path that does not exist yet, then create it as a directory
+// dropping it still revokes the grant
+{
+  const later = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'later-dir');
+  const child = spawnSync(process.execPath, [
+    '--permission',
+    `--allow-fs-read=${later}`,
+    `--allow-fs-write=${later}`,
+    '-e',
+    `
+      const assert = require('assert');
+      const fs = require('fs');
+      const later = ${JSON.stringify(later)};
+
+      fs.mkdirSync(later);
+      for (const scope of ['fs.read', 'fs.write']) {
+        assert.ok(process.permission.has(scope, later));
+
+        process.permission.drop(scope, later);
+
+        assert.ok(!process.permission.has(scope, later));
+        assert.ok(!process.permission.has(scope, later + '/file.txt'));
+      }
+    `,
+  ]);
+  if (child.status !== 0) {
+    console.error('Case 6 stderr:', child.stderr?.toString());
+  }
+  assert.strictEqual(child.status, 0);
+}
+
+// Grant a directory, then remove it - dropping it still revokes the grant
+{
+  const gone = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'gone-dir');
+  fs.mkdirSync(gone);
+  const child = spawnSync(process.execPath, [
+    '--permission',
+    `--allow-fs-read=${gone}`,
+    `--allow-fs-read=${dir}`,
+    `--allow-fs-write=${gone}`,
+    `--allow-fs-write=${dir}`,
+    '-e',
+    `
+      const assert = require('assert');
+      const fs = require('fs');
+      const gone = ${JSON.stringify(gone)};
+      const dir = ${JSON.stringify(dir)};
+
+      fs.rmdirSync(gone);
+      for (const scope of ['fs.read', 'fs.write']) {
+        assert.ok(process.permission.has(scope, gone));
+
+        process.permission.drop(scope, gone);
+
+        assert.ok(!process.permission.has(scope, gone));
+        assert.ok(process.permission.has(scope, dir + '/item1.txt'));
+      }
+    `,
+  ]);
+  if (child.status !== 0) {
+    console.error('Case 7 stderr:', child.stderr?.toString());
+  }
+  assert.strictEqual(child.status, 0);
+}
+
 // Drop entire scope without reference - revokes everything
 {
   const child = spawnSync(process.execPath, [