diff --git a/chainable_api.go b/chainable_api.go
index 8953413d5..8a6aea343 100644
--- a/chainable_api.go
+++ b/chainable_api.go
@@ -448,9 +448,10 @@ func (db *DB) Assign(attrs ...interface{}) (tx *DB) {
 // Unscoped allows queries to include records marked as deleted,
 // overriding the soft deletion behavior.
 // Example:
-//    var users []User
-//    db.Unscoped().Find(&users)
-//    // Retrieves all users, including deleted ones.
+//
+//	var users []User
+//	db.Unscoped().Find(&users)
+//	// Retrieves all users, including deleted ones.
 func (db *DB) Unscoped() (tx *DB) {
 	tx = db.getInstance()
 	tx.Statement.Unscoped = true
diff --git a/schema/field.go b/schema/field.go
index a16c98ab0..f1ba7a164 100644
--- a/schema/field.go
+++ b/schema/field.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/jinzhu/now"
+
 	"gorm.io/gorm/clause"
 	"gorm.io/gorm/utils"
 )
@@ -919,10 +920,8 @@ func (field *Field) setupValuerAndSetter() {
 				// struct scanner
 				field.Set = func(ctx context.Context, value reflect.Value, v interface{}) (err error) {
 					reflectV := reflect.ValueOf(v)
-					if !reflectV.IsValid() {
+					if !reflectV.IsValid() || reflectV.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && reflectV.IsNil() {
 						field.ReflectValueOf(ctx, value).Set(reflect.New(field.FieldType).Elem())
-					} else if reflectV.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && reflectV.IsNil() {
-						return
 					} else if reflectV.Type().AssignableTo(field.FieldType) {
 						field.ReflectValueOf(ctx, value).Set(reflectV)
 					} else if reflectV.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {