diff --git a/src/check_expr.cpp b/src/check_expr.cpp
index c5517ffa3..1e4c7499b 100644
--- a/src/check_expr.cpp
+++ b/src/check_expr.cpp
@@ -6796,7 +6796,7 @@ gb_internal CallArgumentError check_polymorphic_record_type(CheckerContext *c, O
 					isize index = lookup_polymorphic_record_parameter(original_type, name);
 					if (index >= 0) {
 						TypeTuple *params = get_record_polymorphic_params(original_type);
-						Entity *e = params->variables[i];
+						Entity *e = params->variables[index];
 						if (e->kind == Entity_Constant) {
 							check_expr_with_type_hint(c, &operands[i], fv->value, e->type);
 							continue;