diff --git a/crates/toml_edit/src/encode.rs b/crates/toml_edit/src/encode.rs
index 4747bd52..ea24c2db 100644
--- a/crates/toml_edit/src/encode.rs
+++ b/crates/toml_edit/src/encode.rs
@@ -237,11 +237,13 @@ fn visit_nested_tables<'t, F>(
 where
     F: FnMut(&'t Table, &Vec<&'t Key>, bool) -> Result,
 {
-    callback(table, path, is_array_of_tables)?;
+    if !table.is_dotted() {
+        callback(table, path, is_array_of_tables)?;
+    }
 
     for kv in table.items.values() {
         match kv.value {
-            Item::Table(ref t) if !t.is_dotted() => {
+            Item::Table(ref t) => {
                 path.push(&kv.key);
                 visit_nested_tables(t, path, false, callback)?;
                 path.pop();
diff --git a/crates/toml_edit/tests/testsuite/parse.rs b/crates/toml_edit/tests/testsuite/parse.rs
index 69cbc116..4155e97e 100644
--- a/crates/toml_edit/tests/testsuite/parse.rs
+++ b/crates/toml_edit/tests/testsuite/parse.rs
@@ -238,14 +238,10 @@ fn mixed_table_issue_527() {
 metadata.msrv = "1.65.0"
 
 [package.metadata.release.pre-release-replacements]
-"#;
-    let expected = r#"
-[package]
-metadata.msrv = "1.65.0"
 "#;
     let document = input.parse::<Document>().unwrap();
     let actual = document.to_string();
-    assert_eq(expected, actual);
+    assert_eq(input, actual);
 }
 
 #[test]