diff --git a/schema/field.go b/schema/field.go
index de4d9f3d0..243819960 100644
--- a/schema/field.go
+++ b/schema/field.go
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ func (field *Field) setupValuerAndSetter() {
 					if !reflectV.IsValid() {
 						field.ReflectValueOf(ctx, value).Set(reflect.New(field.FieldType).Elem())
 					} else if reflectV.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && reflectV.IsNil() {
-						if field.FieldType.Elem().Kind() == reflect.Array {
+						if field.FieldType.Elem().Kind() == reflect.Array && field.OwnerSchema == nil {
 							field.ReflectValueOf(ctx, value).Set(reflectV)
 						}
 					} else if reflectV.Type().AssignableTo(field.FieldType) {
diff --git a/tests/embedded_struct_test.go b/tests/embedded_struct_test.go
index 3351ed8e0..2d7973f6f 100644
--- a/tests/embedded_struct_test.go
+++ b/tests/embedded_struct_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"gorm.io/gorm"
 	. "gorm.io/gorm/utils/tests"
 )
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ func TestEmbeddedPointerTypeStruct(t *testing.T) {
 		ContentPtr  *Content
 		Birthday    time.Time
 		BirthdayPtr *time.Time
+		AuthorUUID  *uuid.UUID
 	}
 
 	type HNPost struct {