diff --git a/callbacks/update.go b/callbacks/update.go
index 138bb388b..c9fa3830c 100644
--- a/callbacks/update.go
+++ b/callbacks/update.go
@@ -33,11 +33,8 @@ func SetupUpdateReflectValue(db *gorm.DB) {
 func BeforeUpdate(db *gorm.DB) {
 	if db.Error == nil && db.Statement.Schema != nil && !db.Statement.SkipHooks && (db.Statement.Schema.BeforeSave || db.Statement.Schema.BeforeUpdate) {
 		callMethod(db, func(value interface{}, tx *gorm.DB) (called bool) {
-			rv := reflect.ValueOf(value)
-			for rv.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
-				rv = rv.Elem()
-			}
 			// save a copy before executing the hook so that can find out which fields were modified after the hook is executed.
+			rv := reflect.Indirect(reflect.ValueOf(value))
 			rvClone := reflect.New(rv.Type()).Elem()
 			rvClone.Set(rv)