diff --git a/util/gvalid/gvalid_validator_check_value.go b/util/gvalid/gvalid_validator_check_value.go
index 4678582c5..ebfb6d01f 100644
--- a/util/gvalid/gvalid_validator_check_value.go
+++ b/util/gvalid/gvalid_validator_check_value.go
@@ -560,8 +560,13 @@ func (v *Validator) doCheckValueRecursively(ctx context.Context, in doCheckValue
 		// Ignore data, assoc, rules and messages from parent.
 		var (
 			validator           = v.Clone()
-			toBeValidatedObject = reflect.New(in.Type).Interface()
+			toBeValidatedObject interface{}
 		)
+		if in.Type.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+			toBeValidatedObject = reflect.New(in.Type.Elem()).Interface()
+		} else {
+			toBeValidatedObject = reflect.New(in.Type).Interface()
+		}
 		validator.assoc = nil
 		validator.rules = nil
 		validator.messages = nil
diff --git a/util/gvalid/gvalid_z_unit_feature_recursive_test.go b/util/gvalid/gvalid_z_unit_feature_recursive_test.go
index f687a5172..ab3449eba 100755
--- a/util/gvalid/gvalid_z_unit_feature_recursive_test.go
+++ b/util/gvalid/gvalid_z_unit_feature_recursive_test.go
@@ -399,3 +399,25 @@ func Test_Issue1983(t *testing.T) {
 		t.AssertNil(err)
 	})
 }
+
+// https://github.com/gogf/gf/issues/1921
+func Test_Issue1921(t *testing.T) {
+	gtest.C(t, func(t *gtest.T) {
+		type SearchOption struct {
+			Size int `v:"max:100"`
+		}
+		type SearchReq struct {
+			Option *SearchOption `json:"option,omitempty"`
+		}
+
+		var (
+			req = SearchReq{
+				Option: &SearchOption{
+					Size: 10000,
+				},
+			}
+		)
+		err := g.Validator().Data(req).Run(ctx)
+		t.Assert(err, "The Size value `10000` must be equal or lesser than 100")
+	})
+}