diff --git a/reflect.go b/reflect.go
index 85e4beb..b41e6c4 100644
--- a/reflect.go
+++ b/reflect.go
@@ -1113,57 +1113,36 @@ func (r *Reflector) walkProperties(v reflect.Value, parent *Schema, rc *ReflectC
 }
 
 func checkInlineValue(propertySchema *Schema, field reflect.StructField, tag string, setter func(interface{}) *Schema) error {
-	var val interface{}
+	var (
+		val interface{}
+		t   SimpleType
+
+		i *int64
+		f *float64
+		s *string
+		b *bool
+	)
 
-	var t SimpleType
 	if propertySchema.Type != nil && propertySchema.Type.SimpleTypes != nil {
 		t = *propertySchema.Type.SimpleTypes
 	}
 
-	switch t { //nolint:exhaustive // Covered by default case.
-	case Integer:
-		var v *int64
-
-		if err := refl.ReadIntPtrTag(field.Tag, tag, &v); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("parsing %s for %s: %w", tag, t, err)
-		}
-
-		if v != nil {
-			val = *v
-		}
-	case Number:
-		var v *float64
-
-		if err := refl.ReadFloatPtrTag(field.Tag, tag, &v); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("parsing %s for %s: %w", tag, t, err)
-		}
-
-		if v != nil {
-			val = *v
-		}
-
-	case String:
-		var v *string
-
-		refl.ReadStringPtrTag(field.Tag, tag, &v)
-
-		if v != nil {
-			val = *v
-		}
-
-	case Boolean:
-		var v *bool
+	_ = refl.ReadIntPtrTag(field.Tag, tag, &i)   //nolint:errcheck
+	_ = refl.ReadFloatPtrTag(field.Tag, tag, &f) //nolint:errcheck
+	_ = refl.ReadBoolPtrTag(field.Tag, tag, &b)  //nolint:errcheck
+	refl.ReadStringPtrTag(field.Tag, tag, &s)
 
-		if err := refl.ReadBoolPtrTag(field.Tag, tag, &v); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("parsing %s for %s: %w", tag, t, err)
-		}
-
-		if v != nil {
-			val = *v
-		}
-	case Null:
+	switch {
+	case propertySchema.HasType(Number) && f != nil:
+		val = *f
+	case propertySchema.HasType(Integer) && i != nil:
+		val = *i
+	case propertySchema.HasType(Boolean) && b != nil:
+		val = *b
+	case propertySchema.HasType(String) && s != nil:
+		val = *s
+	case t == Null:
 		// No default for type null.
-
 	default:
 		var v string
 
diff --git a/reflect_test.go b/reflect_test.go
index f6e8b9d..4ef589f 100644
--- a/reflect_test.go
+++ b/reflect_test.go
@@ -1918,3 +1918,34 @@ func TestReflector_AddOperation_rawSchema(t *testing.T) {
 	  "type":"object"
 	}`, s)
 }
+
+type Discover string
+
+const (
+	DiscoverAll  Discover = "all"
+	DiscoverNone Discover = "none"
+)
+
+func (d *Discover) Enum() []interface{} {
+	return []interface{}{DiscoverAll, DiscoverNone}
+}
+
+func TestReflector_Reflect_ptrDefault(t *testing.T) {
+	type NewThing struct {
+		DiscoverMode *Discover `json:"discover,omitempty" default:"all"`
+	}
+
+	r := jsonschema.Reflector{}
+
+	s, err := r.Reflect(NewThing{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assertjson.EqMarshal(t, `{
+	  "definitions":{
+		"JsonschemaGoTestDiscover":{"enum":["all","none"],"type":["null","string"]}
+	  },
+	  "properties":{
+		"discover":{"$ref":"#/definitions/JsonschemaGoTestDiscover","default":"all"}
+	  },
+	  "type":"object"
+	}`, s)
+}