diff --git a/src/PhpParser/NodeTraverser/AbstractImmutableNodeTraverser.php b/src/PhpParser/NodeTraverser/AbstractImmutableNodeTraverser.php
index c20c0a94499..4438b5dfd00 100644
--- a/src/PhpParser/NodeTraverser/AbstractImmutableNodeTraverser.php
+++ b/src/PhpParser/NodeTraverser/AbstractImmutableNodeTraverser.php
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ protected function traverseNode(Node $node): void
 
                         if ($originalSubNodeClass !== $subNode::class) {
                             // stop traversing as node type changed and visitors won't work
-                            return;
+                            continue 2;
                         }
 
                     } elseif ($return === NodeVisitor::DONT_TRAVERSE_CHILDREN) {