diff --git a/lib/oga/xml/generator.rb b/lib/oga/xml/generator.rb
index b1f3e83..d094e34 100644
--- a/lib/oga/xml/generator.rb
+++ b/lib/oga/xml/generator.rb
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ module Oga
                 current = current.parent
               end
 
-              send(:after_element, current, output) if current.is_a?(Element)
+              after_element(current, output) if current.is_a?(Element)
 
               break if current == @start
             end