diff --git a/ciborium/src/ser/mod.rs b/ciborium/src/ser/mod.rs
index 0488d72..ff3d118 100644
--- a/ciborium/src/ser/mod.rs
+++ b/ciborium/src/ser/mod.rs
@@ -495,6 +495,5 @@ where
     W::Error: core::fmt::Debug,
 {
     let mut encoder = Serializer::from(writer);
-    value.serialize(&mut encoder)?;
-    Ok(encoder.0.flush()?)
+    value.serialize(&mut encoder)
 }