diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/tree/expression/SqmCaseSimple.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/tree/expression/SqmCaseSimple.java
index 19caca0a04..41bdf80c75 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/tree/expression/SqmCaseSimple.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/tree/expression/SqmCaseSimple.java
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ public class SqmCaseSimple<T, R>
 	@Override
 	public JpaSimpleCase<T, R> when(T condition, Expression<? extends R> result) {
 		//noinspection unchecked
-		when( nodeBuilder().value( condition, (SqmExpression<T>) result ), (SqmExpression<R>) result );
+		when( nodeBuilder().value( condition, fixture ), (SqmExpression<R>) result );
 		return this;
 	}