diff --git a/src/libstrongswan/plugins/pkcs11/pkcs11_public_key.c b/src/libstrongswan/plugins/pkcs11/pkcs11_public_key.c
index d49a03856..f6782ba9f 100644
--- a/src/libstrongswan/plugins/pkcs11/pkcs11_public_key.c
+++ b/src/libstrongswan/plugins/pkcs11/pkcs11_public_key.c
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ static private_pkcs11_public_key_t *find_key_by_keyid(pkcs11_library_t *p11,
 	bool found = FALSE;
 	size_t keylen;
 
-	switch (type)
+	switch (key_type)
 	{
 		case KEY_RSA:
 			type = CKK_RSA;