diff --git a/src/transformations/segmentize.jl b/src/transformations/segmentize.jl
index 32f42d2ff..df5882406 100644
--- a/src/transformations/segmentize.jl
+++ b/src/transformations/segmentize.jl
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ segmentize(method::Manifold, geom, max_distance::Real; threaded = _False()) = se
 # generic implementation
 function segmentize(method::Manifold, geom; max_distance, threaded::Union{Bool, BoolsAsTypes} = _False())
     @assert max_distance > 0 "`max_distance` should be positive and nonzero!  Found $(method.max_distance)."
-    segmentize_function(x) = _segmentize(method, x; max_distance)
-    return apply(segmentize_function, TraitTarget(GI.LinearRingTrait(), GI.LineStringTrait()), geom; threaded)
+    _segmentize_function(geom) = _segmentize(method, geom, GI.trait(geom); max_distance)
+    return apply(_segmentize_function, TraitTarget(GI.LinearRingTrait(), GI.LineStringTrait()), geom; threaded)
 end
 
 function segmentize(method::SegmentizeMethod, geom; threaded::Union{Bool, BoolsAsTypes} = _False())