diff --git a/src/Serilog/Settings/KeyValuePairs/KeyValuePairSettings.cs b/src/Serilog/Settings/KeyValuePairs/KeyValuePairSettings.cs
index f00d3698f..5a09a6934 100644
--- a/src/Serilog/Settings/KeyValuePairs/KeyValuePairSettings.cs
+++ b/src/Serilog/Settings/KeyValuePairs/KeyValuePairSettings.cs
@@ -189,10 +189,10 @@ internal static object ConvertToType(string value, Type toType)
 
             if (toTypeInfo.IsInterface && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value))
             {
-                var type = Type.GetType(value.Trim(), throwOnError: false).GetTypeInfo();
+                var type = Type.GetType(value.Trim(), throwOnError: false);
                 if (type != null)
                 {
-                    var ctor = type.DeclaredConstructors.FirstOrDefault(ci =>
+                    var ctor = type.GetTypeInfo().DeclaredConstructors.FirstOrDefault(ci =>
                     {
                         var parameters = ci.GetParameters();
                         return parameters.Length == 0 || parameters.All(pi => pi.HasDefaultValue);