diff --git a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/BasicDeserializerFactory.java b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/BasicDeserializerFactory.java
index b55d4ea2a8..d3b4984bf5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/BasicDeserializerFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/BasicDeserializerFactory.java
@@ -1269,7 +1269,7 @@ private KeyDeserializer _createEnumKeyDeserializer(DeserializationContext ctxt,
         // 23-Nov-2010, tatu: Custom deserializer?
         JsonDeserializer<?> custom = _findCustomEnumDeserializer(enumClass, config, beanDesc);
         if (custom != null) {
-            return StdKeyDeserializers.constructDelegatingKeyDeserializer(config, type, des);
+            return StdKeyDeserializers.constructDelegatingKeyDeserializer(config, type, custom);
         }
 
         EnumResolver<?> enumRes = constructEnumResolver(enumClass, config, beanDesc.findJsonValueMethod());