diff --git a/callbacks.go b/callbacks.go
index ba7dae04..3e6723a1 100644
--- a/callbacks.go
+++ b/callbacks.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (p *processor) Execute(db *DB) {
 	if stmt.Dest != nil {
 		stmt.ReflectValue = reflect.ValueOf(stmt.Dest)
 		for stmt.ReflectValue.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
-			if stmt.ReflectValue.IsNil() {
+			if stmt.ReflectValue.IsNil() && stmt.ReflectValue.CanAddr() {
 				stmt.ReflectValue.Set(reflect.New(stmt.ReflectValue.Type().Elem()))
 				break
 			}