diff --git a/schema/schema.go b/schema/schema.go
index e58e0eb4..60a434fa 100644
--- a/schema/schema.go
+++ b/schema/schema.go
@@ -78,12 +78,10 @@ func Parse(dest interface{}, cacheStore *sync.Map, namer Namer) (*Schema, error)
 	}
 
 	value := reflect.ValueOf(dest)
-	var modelType reflect.Type
-	if value.IsZero() {
-		modelType = value.Type()
-	} else {
-		modelType = reflect.Indirect(value).Type()
+	if value.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && value.IsNil() {
+		value = reflect.New(value.Type().Elem())
 	}
+	modelType := reflect.Indirect(value).Type()
 
 	if modelType.Kind() == reflect.Interface {
 		modelType = reflect.Indirect(reflect.ValueOf(dest)).Elem().Type()
diff --git a/tests/create_test.go b/tests/create_test.go
index e19ff728..060f78af 100644
--- a/tests/create_test.go
+++ b/tests/create_test.go
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ func TestCreateFromSubQuery(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestNilPointer(t *testing.T) {
+func TestCreateNilPointer(t *testing.T) {
 	var user *User
 
 	err := DB.Create(user).Error