diff --git a/datafusion/expr-common/src/type_coercion/binary.rs b/datafusion/expr-common/src/type_coercion/binary.rs
index e700d4a04da3b..e820b876ddba4 100644
--- a/datafusion/expr-common/src/type_coercion/binary.rs
+++ b/datafusion/expr-common/src/type_coercion/binary.rs
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ fn type_union_resolution_coercion(
             .or_else(|| temporal_coercion_nonstrict_timezone(lhs_type, rhs_type))
             .or_else(|| string_coercion(lhs_type, rhs_type))
             .or_else(|| null_coercion(lhs_type, rhs_type))
-            .or_else(|| string_numeric_coercion(lhs_type, rhs_type))
+            .or_else(|| string_numeric_union_coercion(lhs_type, rhs_type))
             .or_else(|| binary_coercion(lhs_type, rhs_type)),
     }
 }