diff --git a/decode.go b/decode.go
index 43c317f..a1b5d50 100644
--- a/decode.go
+++ b/decode.go
@@ -1750,14 +1750,11 @@ func (d *Decoder) decodeMap(ctx context.Context, dst reflect.Value, src ast.Node
 				return err
 			}
 		} else {
-			keyVal, err := d.nodeToValue(ctx, key)
+			keyVal, err := d.createDecodedNewValue(ctx, keyType, reflect.Value{}, key)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			k = reflect.ValueOf(keyVal)
-			if k.IsValid() && k.Type().ConvertibleTo(keyType) {
-				k = k.Convert(keyType)
-			}
+			k = keyVal
 		}
 
 		if k.IsValid() {
diff --git a/decode_test.go b/decode_test.go
index 2d56942..ccd2b59 100644
--- a/decode_test.go
+++ b/decode_test.go
@@ -1280,6 +1280,14 @@ c:
 			source: `"\uD83D\uDE00a\uD83D\uDE01"`,
 			value:  "😀a😁",
 		},
+		{
+			source: "42: 100",
+			value:  map[string]any{"42": 100},
+		},
+		{
+			source: "42: 100",
+			value:  map[int]any{42: 100},
+		},
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.source, func(t *testing.T) {