diff --git a/soft_delete.go b/soft_delete.go
index 6b88b1a5..180bf745 100644
--- a/soft_delete.go
+++ b/soft_delete.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (SoftDeleteClause) ModifyStatement(stmt *Statement) {
 				stmt.AddClause(clause.Where{Exprs: []clause.Expression{clause.IN{Column: column, Values: values}}})
 			}
 
-			if stmt.Dest != stmt.Model && stmt.Model != nil {
+			if stmt.ReflectValue.CanAddr() && stmt.Dest != stmt.Model && stmt.Model != nil {
 				_, queryValues = schema.GetIdentityFieldValuesMap(reflect.ValueOf(stmt.Model), stmt.Schema.PrimaryFields)
 				column, values = schema.ToQueryValues(stmt.Table, stmt.Schema.PrimaryFieldDBNames, queryValues)
 
diff --git a/tests/delete_test.go b/tests/delete_test.go
index 3d461f65..f5b3e784 100644
--- a/tests/delete_test.go
+++ b/tests/delete_test.go
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ func TestDelete(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("no error should returns when query %v, but got %v", user.ID, err)
 		}
 	}
+
+	if err := DB.Delete(users[0]).Error; err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("errors happened when delete: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := DB.Where("id = ?", users[0].ID).First(&result).Error; err == nil || !errors.Is(err, gorm.ErrRecordNotFound) {
+		t.Errorf("should returns record not found error, but got %v", err)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestDeleteWithTable(t *testing.T) {