diff --git a/plugins/system/updatenotification/updatenotification.php b/plugins/system/updatenotification/updatenotification.php
index 82e711b2eebf4..1eda934e7a2b6 100644
--- a/plugins/system/updatenotification/updatenotification.php
+++ b/plugins/system/updatenotification/updatenotification.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 use Joomla\CMS\Access\Access;
 use Joomla\CMS\Cache\Cache;
 use Joomla\CMS\Component\ComponentHelper;
+use Joomla\CMS\Extension\ExtensionHelper;
 use Joomla\CMS\Factory;
 use Joomla\CMS\Language\Text;
 use Joomla\CMS\Log\Log;
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ public function onAfterRender()
 		}
 
 		// This is the extension ID for Joomla! itself
-		$eid = 700;
+		$eid = ExtensionHelper::getExtensionRecord('files_joomla')->extension_id;
 
 		// Get any available updates
 		$updater = Updater::getInstance();