diff --git a/src/transform/vectorize_loop.cc b/src/transform/vectorize_loop.cc
index a7b31e1d7..7eb5da87a 100644
--- a/src/transform/vectorize_loop.cc
+++ b/src/transform/vectorize_loop.cc
@@ -214,7 +214,12 @@ class TLVectorizer : public StmtMutator,
   // the mutator invocation pattern at call sites.
   static Stmt Vectorize(const Var &var, const PrimExpr &var_lanes, Stmt body) {
     TLVectorizer vec{var, var_lanes};
+    Stmt original_body = body;
     auto vec_stmt = vec(std::move(body));
+    // If scalarization is needed, scalarize the entire original body
+    if (vec.need_scalarize_) {
+      return vec.Scalarize(original_body);
+    }
     return vec_stmt;
   }
 
@@ -224,15 +229,12 @@ class TLVectorizer : public StmtMutator,
   }
 
   Stmt VisitStmt(const Stmt &stmt) final {
-    ICHECK(!need_scalarize_);
-    Stmt ret = StmtMutator::VisitStmt(stmt);
+    // If scalarization is already needed, return original stmt unchanged
+    // to let the top-level Vectorize handle it
     if (need_scalarize_) {
-      auto scalarized_stmt = Scalarize(stmt);
-      need_scalarize_ = false;
-      return scalarized_stmt;
-    } else {
-      return ret;
+      return stmt;
     }
+    return StmtMutator::VisitStmt(stmt);
   }
 
   PrimExpr VisitExpr(const PrimExpr &e) final {