diff --git a/src/validate/quilt.rs b/src/validate/quilt.rs
index f013a3234..8e3e5b0a6 100644
--- a/src/validate/quilt.rs
+++ b/src/validate/quilt.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ impl super::Validator for QuiltValidator {
         &self,
         archive: &mut ZipArchive<Cursor<bytes::Bytes>>,
     ) -> Result<ValidationResult, ValidationError> {
-        if archive.by_name("quilt.mod.json").is_err() {
+        if archive.by_name("quilt.mod.json").is_err() && archive.by_name("fabric.mod.json").is_err()
+        {
             return Ok(ValidationResult::Warning(
                 "No quilt.mod.json present for Quilt file.",
             ));