diff --git a/internal/encoder/vm_escaped/vm.go b/internal/encoder/vm_escaped/vm.go
index 846119b..b0c608f 100644
--- a/internal/encoder/vm_escaped/vm.go
+++ b/internal/encoder/vm_escaped/vm.go
@@ -3646,13 +3646,8 @@ func Run(ctx *encoder.RuntimeContext, b []byte, codeSet *encoder.OpcodeSet, opt
 				code = code.NextField
 				break
 			}
-			iface := ptrToInterface(code, p)
-			if code.Nilcheck && encoder.IsNilForMarshaler(iface) {
-				code = code.NextField
-				break
-			}
 			b = append(b, code.EscapedKey...)
-			bb, err := appendMarshalJSON(code, b, iface, true)
+			bb, err := appendMarshalJSON(code, b, ptrToInterface(code, p), true)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}