diff --git a/encode_compile.go b/encode_compile.go
index 8d81da9..9cab925 100644
--- a/encode_compile.go
+++ b/encode_compile.go
@@ -622,7 +622,6 @@ type structFieldPair struct {
 }
 
 func (e *Encoder) anonymousStructFieldPairMap(typ *rtype, tags structTags, valueCode *structFieldCode) map[string][]structFieldPair {
-	//fmt.Println("type = ", typ, "valueCode = ", valueCode.dump())
 	anonymousFields := map[string][]structFieldPair{}
 	f := valueCode
 	var prevAnonymousField *structFieldCode
diff --git a/struct_field.go b/struct_field.go
index b2a6f50..bb822b3 100644
--- a/struct_field.go
+++ b/struct_field.go
@@ -10,9 +10,15 @@ func getTag(field reflect.StructField) string {
 }
 
 func isIgnoredStructField(field reflect.StructField) bool {
-	if field.PkgPath != "" && !field.Anonymous {
-		// private field
-		return true
+	if field.PkgPath != "" {
+		if field.Anonymous {
+			if !(field.Type.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && field.Type.Elem().Kind() == reflect.Struct) && field.Type.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
+				return true
+			}
+		} else {
+			// private field
+			return true
+		}
 	}
 	tag := getTag(field)
 	if tag == "-" {