diff --git a/tink/mac/hmac_proto_serialization.cc b/tink/mac/hmac_proto_serialization.cc
index aaa6ced4..a52fadf9 100644
--- a/tink/mac/hmac_proto_serialization.cc
+++ b/tink/mac/hmac_proto_serialization.cc
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ util::StatusOr<HmacParameters> ParseParameters(
 
   util::StatusOr<HmacParameters::HashType> hash_type =
       ToHashType(proto_key_format.params().hash());
-  if (!hash_type.ok()) return variant.status();
+  if (!hash_type.ok()) return hash_type.status();
 
   return HmacParameters::Create(proto_key_format.key_size(),
                                 proto_key_format.params().tag_size(),
diff --git a/tink/mac/hmac_proto_serialization_test.cc b/tink/mac/hmac_proto_serialization_test.cc
index 82a50f20..5663cf91 100644
--- a/tink/mac/hmac_proto_serialization_test.cc
+++ b/tink/mac/hmac_proto_serialization_test.cc
@@ -170,6 +170,27 @@ TEST_F(HmacProtoSerializationTest, ParseParametersWithInvalidVersion) {
   ASSERT_THAT(params.status(), StatusIs(absl::StatusCode::kInvalidArgument));
 }
 
+TEST_F(HmacProtoSerializationTest, ParseParametersWithUnknownHashType) {
+  ASSERT_THAT(RegisterHmacProtoSerialization(), IsOk());
+
+  HmacKeyFormat key_format_proto;
+  key_format_proto.set_key_size(16);
+  key_format_proto.set_version(0);
+  key_format_proto.mutable_params()->set_tag_size(10);
+  key_format_proto.mutable_params()->set_hash(HashType::UNKNOWN_HASH);
+
+  util::StatusOr<internal::ProtoParametersSerialization> serialization =
+      internal::ProtoParametersSerialization::Create(
+          "type.googleapis.com/google.crypto.tink.HmacKey",
+          OutputPrefixType::RAW, key_format_proto.SerializeAsString());
+  ASSERT_THAT(serialization, IsOk());
+
+  util::StatusOr<std::unique_ptr<Parameters>> params =
+      internal::MutableSerializationRegistry::GlobalInstance().ParseParameters(
+          *serialization);
+  ASSERT_THAT(params.status(), StatusIs(absl::StatusCode::kInvalidArgument));
+}
+
 TEST_F(HmacProtoSerializationTest, ParseParametersWithUnkownOutputPrefix) {
   ASSERT_THAT(RegisterHmacProtoSerialization(), IsOk());