diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/ref/System.Text.Json.cs b/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/ref/System.Text.Json.cs
index 4631b6fda81ab2..f311bd6e3f2915 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/ref/System.Text.Json.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/ref/System.Text.Json.cs
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ public JsonStringEnumConverter(System.Text.Json.JsonNamingPolicy? namingPolicy =
         public override bool CanConvert(System.Type typeToConvert) { throw null; }
         public override System.Text.Json.Serialization.JsonConverter CreateConverter(System.Type typeToConvert, System.Text.Json.JsonSerializerOptions options) { throw null; }
     }
-    [System.AttributeUsageAttribute(System.AttributeTargets.Property, AllowMultiple=false)]
+    [System.AttributeUsageAttribute(System.AttributeTargets.Field, AllowMultiple=false)]
     public sealed partial class JsonStringEnumMemberAttribute : System.Text.Json.Serialization.JsonAttribute
     {
         public JsonStringEnumMemberAttribute(string name) { }
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/src/System/Text/Json/Serialization/Converters/Value/EnumConverter.cs b/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/src/System/Text/Json/Serialization/Converters/Value/EnumConverter.cs
index 7a81304463b1e8..825c64fbc684a4 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/src/System/Text/Json/Serialization/Converters/Value/EnumConverter.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/src/System/Text/Json/Serialization/Converters/Value/EnumConverter.cs
@@ -50,14 +50,15 @@ public EnumConverter(EnumConverterOptions options, JsonNamingPolicy? namingPolic
             _namingPolicy = namingPolicy;
 
             if (_converterOptions.HasFlag(EnumConverterOptions.AllowStrings)) {
-                var fields = typeof(T).GetFields();
+                var enumType = typeof(T);
+                var fields = enumType.GetFields();
                 foreach (var field in fields) {
                     var attribute = field.GetCustomAttribute<JsonStringEnumMemberAttribute>(false);
 
                     if (attribute != null) {
                         _enumToStringCache ??= new ConcurrentDictionary<T, string>();
                         _stringToEnumCache ??= new ConcurrentDictionary<ValueTuple<string?>, T>();
-                        var enumValue = Enum.Parse<T>(field.Name);
+                        var enumValue = (T) Enum.Parse(enumType, field.Name);
                         _enumToStringCache[enumValue] = attribute.Name;
                         _stringToEnumCache[ValueTuple.Create(attribute.Name)] = enumValue;
                     }