diff --git a/src/ser.rs b/src/ser.rs
index bcf11d4ac..dbdec8543 100644
--- a/src/ser.rs
+++ b/src/ser.rs
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ where
                 .formatter
                 .begin_array_value(&mut self.writer, first)
                 .map_err(Error::io));
-            tri!(byte.serialize(&mut *self));
+            tri!(self.serialize_u8(*byte));
             tri!(self
                 .formatter
                 .end_array_value(&mut self.writer)