diff --git a/generics.go b/generics.go
index 1fab7078..0b4d48b8 100644
--- a/generics.go
+++ b/generics.go
@@ -404,8 +404,7 @@ func (c chainG[T]) Preload(association string, query func(db PreloadBuilder) err
 
 			if q.limitPerRecord > 0 {
 				if relation.JoinTable != nil {
-					err := fmt.Errorf("many2many relation %s don't support LimitPerRecord", association)
-					tx.AddError(err)
+					tx.AddError(fmt.Errorf("many2many relation %s don't support LimitPerRecord", association))
 					return tx
 				}
 
@@ -417,14 +416,13 @@ func (c chainG[T]) Preload(association string, query func(db PreloadBuilder) err
 				}
 
 				if len(refColumns) != 0 {
-					selects := q.db.Statement.Selects
 					selectExpr := clause.CommaExpression{}
-					if len(selects) == 0 {
+					for _, column := range q.db.Statement.Selects {
+						selectExpr.Exprs = append(selectExpr.Exprs, clause.Expr{SQL: "?", Vars: []interface{}{clause.Column{Name: column}}})
+					}
+
+					if len(selectExpr.Exprs) == 0 {
 						selectExpr.Exprs = []clause.Expression{clause.Expr{SQL: "*", Vars: []interface{}{}}}
-					} else {
-						for _, column := range selects {
-							selectExpr.Exprs = append(selectExpr.Exprs, clause.Expr{SQL: "?", Vars: []interface{}{clause.Column{Name: column}}})
-						}
 					}
 
 					partitionBy := clause.CommaExpression{}
@@ -439,22 +437,19 @@ func (c chainG[T]) Preload(association string, query func(db PreloadBuilder) err
 						vars = append(vars, orderBy)
 					} else {
 						vars = append(vars, clause.Clause{Name: "ORDER BY", Expression: clause.OrderBy{
-							Columns: []clause.OrderByColumn{
-								{Column: clause.PrimaryColumn, Desc: false},
-							},
+							Columns: []clause.OrderByColumn{{Column: clause.PrimaryColumn, Desc: true}},
 						}})
 					}
 					vars = append(vars, rnnColumn)
 
 					selectExpr.Exprs = append(selectExpr.Exprs, clause.Expr{SQL: sql + " AS ?", Vars: vars})
 
-					q.db.Clauses(clause.Select{
-						Expression: selectExpr,
-					})
+					q.db.Clauses(clause.Select{Expression: selectExpr})
 
 					return q.db.Session(&Session{NewDB: true}).Unscoped().Table("(?) t", q.db).Where("? <= ?", rnnColumn, q.limitPerRecord)
 				}
 			}
+
 			return q.db
 		})
 	})
diff --git a/tests/generics_test.go b/tests/generics_test.go
index 2f0f722b..32881ce5 100644
--- a/tests/generics_test.go
+++ b/tests/generics_test.go
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
 	"sort"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"gorm.io/driver/mysql"
 	"gorm.io/gorm"
 	"gorm.io/gorm/clause"
 	. "gorm.io/gorm/utils/tests"
@@ -420,6 +422,12 @@ func TestGenericsPreloads(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Preload should failed, but got nil")
 	}
 
+	if DB.Dialector.Name() == "mysql" {
+		// mysql 5.7 doesn't support row_number()
+		if strings.HasPrefix(DB.Dialector.(*mysql.Dialector).ServerVersion, "5.7") {
+			return
+		}
+	}
 	results, err = db.Preload("Pets", func(db gorm.PreloadBuilder) error {
 		db.LimitPerRecord(5)
 		return nil