diff --git a/Lib/zipfile/_path/__init__.py b/Lib/zipfile/_path/__init__.py
index 5079db90648006..b7d4f8906e8bed 100644
--- a/Lib/zipfile/_path/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/zipfile/_path/__init__.py
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ def open(self, mode='r', *args, pwd=None, **kwargs):
         if self.is_dir():
             raise IsADirectoryError(self)
         zip_mode = mode[0]
-        if not self.exists() and zip_mode == 'r':
+        if zip_mode == 'r' and not self.exists():
             raise FileNotFoundError(self)
         stream = self.root.open(self.at, zip_mode, pwd=pwd)
         if 'b' in mode:
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-11-08-11-06-14.gh-issue-126565.dFFO22.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-11-08-11-06-14.gh-issue-126565.dFFO22.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..22858570bbe03c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-11-08-11-06-14.gh-issue-126565.dFFO22.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Improve performances of :meth:`zipfile.Path.open` for non-reading modes.