diff --git a/src/ppx/instrument.ml b/src/ppx/instrument.ml
index e6243050..f9301a77 100644
--- a/src/ppx/instrument.ml
+++ b/src/ppx/instrument.ml
@@ -1255,9 +1255,6 @@ class instrumenter =
             in
             Exp.poly ~loc ~attrs e t
 
-          | Pexp_newtype (t, e) ->
-            Exp.newtype ~loc ~attrs t (traverse ~is_in_tail_position:true e)
-
           | Pexp_letop {let_; ands; body} ->
             let traverse_binding_op binding_op =
               {binding_op with
@@ -1363,6 +1360,9 @@ class instrumenter =
               (self#open_declaration m)
               (traverse ~is_in_tail_position e)
 
+          | Pexp_newtype (t, e) ->
+            Exp.newtype ~loc ~attrs t (traverse ~is_in_tail_position e)
+
           (* Expressions that don't need instrumentation, and where AST
              traversal leaves the expression language. *)
           | Pexp_object c ->
diff --git a/test/instrument/control/newtype.t b/test/instrument/control/newtype.t
index 53e3182f..630a122d 100644
--- a/test/instrument/control/newtype.t
+++ b/test/instrument/control/newtype.t
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ Subexpression in tail position iff whole expression is in tail position.
   > let _ = fun () ->
   >   fun (type _t) -> print_endline "foo"
   > EOF
-  let _ = fun (type _t) -> print_endline "foo"
+  let _ = fun (type _t) -> ___bisect_post_visit___ 0 (print_endline "foo")
   
   let _ =
    fun () ->
-    ___bisect_visit___ 0;
+    ___bisect_visit___ 1;
     fun (type _t) -> print_endline "foo"