diff --git a/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp b/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp
index 46d30847a..1856b79d9 100644
--- a/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ struct meta_custom {
      */
     template<typename Type>
     [[nodiscard]] operator Type *() const noexcept {
-        return ((node != nullptr) && (type_hash<std::remove_const_t<Type>>::value() == node->type)) ? static_cast<Type *>(node->value.get()) : nullptr;
+        return ((node != nullptr) && (type_hash<std::remove_const_t<Type>>::value() == node->id)) ? static_cast<Type *>(node->value.get()) : nullptr;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/entt/meta/node.hpp b/src/entt/meta/node.hpp
index 6308d9d7e..bc8359232 100644
--- a/src/entt/meta/node.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/meta/node.hpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ template<typename Type>
 struct meta_type_node;
 
 struct meta_custom_node {
-    id_type type{};
+    id_type id{};
     std::shared_ptr<void> value{};
 };