diff --git a/rewrite-core/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/trait/SimpleTraitMatcher.java b/rewrite-core/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/trait/SimpleTraitMatcher.java
index 2d1766113a3..0c025a021ce 100644
--- a/rewrite-core/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/trait/SimpleTraitMatcher.java
+++ b/rewrite-core/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/trait/SimpleTraitMatcher.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public <P> TreeVisitor<? extends Tree, P> asVisitor(VisitFunction2<U, P> visitor
             public @Nullable Tree preVisit(Tree tree, P p) {
                 U u = test(getCursor());
                 return u != null ?
-                        visitor.visit(u, p) :
+                        super.visit(visitor.visit(u, p), p) :
                         super.visit(tree, p);
             }
         };