diff --git a/cmd/bisync/compare.go b/cmd/bisync/compare.go
index 33079d5f7..cf69b5d1c 100644
--- a/cmd/bisync/compare.go
+++ b/cmd/bisync/compare.go
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func (b *bisyncRun) setHashType(ci *fs.ConfigInfo) {
 	}
 	if (b.opt.Compare.NoSlowHash || b.opt.Compare.SlowHashSyncOnly) && b.fs2.Features().SlowHash {
 		fs.Infoc(nil, Color(terminal.YellowFg, "Slow hash detected on Path2. Will ignore checksum due to slow-hash settings"))
-		b.opt.Compare.HashType1 = hash.None
+		b.opt.Compare.HashType2 = hash.None
 	} else {
 		b.opt.Compare.HashType2 = b.fs2.Hashes().GetOne()
 		if b.opt.Compare.HashType2 != hash.None {
diff --git a/docs/content/bisync.md b/docs/content/bisync.md
index 957314f44..5942e5b4b 100644
--- a/docs/content/bisync.md
+++ b/docs/content/bisync.md
@@ -1816,6 +1816,7 @@ about _Unison_ and synchronization in general.
 ## Changelog
 
 ### `v1.71`
+* Fixed an issue causing hash type to be set incorrectly if `path2` had slow hashes and `--no-slow-hash` or `--slow-hash-sync-only` was in use.
 * Fixed an issue causing errors when running concurrent bisync runs through the `rc`.
 
 ### `v1.69.1`