diff --git a/schema/utils.go b/schema/utils.go
index 65d012e5..7fdda185 100644
--- a/schema/utils.go
+++ b/schema/utils.go
@@ -115,6 +115,11 @@ func GetIdentityFieldValuesMap(ctx context.Context, reflectValue reflect.Value,
 		notZero, zero bool
 	)
 
+	if reflectValue.Kind() == reflect.Ptr ||
+		reflectValue.Kind() == reflect.Interface {
+		reflectValue = reflectValue.Elem()
+	}
+
 	switch reflectValue.Kind() {
 	case reflect.Struct:
 		results = [][]interface{}{make([]interface{}, len(fields))}