diff --git a/decoder/compiler.go b/decoder/compiler.go
index bacd5f9..b616433 100644
--- a/decoder/compiler.go
+++ b/decoder/compiler.go
@@ -698,17 +698,16 @@ func (self *_Compiler) compilePtr(p *_Program, sp int, et reflect.Type) {
     ok := self.tab[et]
     if ok {
         p.rtt(_OP_recurse, et)
-        return
+    } else {
+        /* enter the recursion */
+        p.add(_OP_lspace)
+        self.tab[et] = true
+        
+        /* not inline the pointer type
+        * recursing the defined pointer type's elem will casue issue379.
+        */
+        self.compileOps(p, sp, et)
     }
-
-    /* enter the recursion */
-    p.add(_OP_lspace)
-    self.tab[et] = true
-    
-    /* not inline the pointer type
-     * recursing the defined pointer type's elem will casue issue379.
-     */
-    self.compileOps(p, sp, et)
     delete(self.tab, et)
 
     j := p.pc()
diff --git a/issue_test/issue390_test.go b/issue_test/issue390_test.go
index e4f0b25..ee42fdc 100644
--- a/issue_test/issue390_test.go
+++ b/issue_test/issue390_test.go
@@ -112,3 +112,22 @@ func TestDirectStructType(t *testing.T) {
         require.Equal(t, jerr, serr)
     }
 }
+
+
+type recurePtr struct {
+    Name string
+    Recur *recurePtr
+}
+
+func TestRecursiveIssue(t *testing.T) {
+    data := `{
+        "Name": "",
+        "Recur": null
+    }`
+    jv, sv := recurePtr{}, recurePtr{}
+    jerr := json.Unmarshal([]byte(data), &jv)
+    serr := sonic.Unmarshal([]byte(data), &sv)
+    require.Equal(t, jv, sv)
+    require.Equal(t, jerr, serr)
+}
+