diff --git a/src/transformations/segmentize.jl b/src/transformations/segmentize.jl
index fdd8d1985..32f42d2ff 100644
--- a/src/transformations/segmentize.jl
+++ b/src/transformations/segmentize.jl
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ 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 = Base.Fix1(_segmentize, method)
+    segmentize_function(x) = _segmentize(method, x; max_distance)
     return apply(segmentize_function, TraitTarget(GI.LinearRingTrait(), GI.LineStringTrait()), geom; threaded)
 end