diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4c2486a..1d21efe 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # THIS FILE WAS AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED, PLEASE DO NOT EDIT.
 #
-# Generated on 2022-08-03T15:29:15Z by kres latest.
+# Generated on 2022-08-05T14:42:43Z by kres latest.
 
 # common variables
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ARTIFACTS := _out
 REGISTRY ?= ghcr.io
 USERNAME ?= siderolabs
 REGISTRY_AND_USERNAME ?= $(REGISTRY)/$(USERNAME)
-GOLANGCILINT_VERSION ?= v1.47.3
+GOLANGCILINT_VERSION ?= v1.48.0
 GOFUMPT_VERSION ?= v0.3.1
 GO_VERSION ?= 1.19
 GOIMPORTS_VERSION ?= v0.1.11
diff --git a/type_cache.go b/type_cache.go
index 774f96c..16025ec 100644
--- a/type_cache.go
+++ b/type_cache.go
@@ -179,13 +179,13 @@ type (
 )
 
 // RegisterEncoderDecoder registers the given encoder and decoder for the given type. T should be struct or
-// pointer to struct. T and pointer to T are treated the same.
+// pointer to struct.
 func RegisterEncoderDecoder[T any, Enc func(T) ([]byte, error), Dec func([]byte) (T, error)](enc Enc, dec Dec) {
 	var zero T
 
-	typ := deref(reflect.TypeOf(zero))
-	if typ.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
-		panic("RegisterEncoderDecoder: T must be a struct")
+	typ := reflect.TypeOf(zero)
+	if indirect(typ).Kind() != reflect.Struct {
+		panic("RegisterEncoderDecoder: T must be struct or pointer to struct")
 	}
 
 	fnEnc := func(val any) ([]byte, error) {
@@ -224,6 +224,14 @@ func RegisterEncoderDecoder[T any, Enc func(T) ([]byte, error), Dec func([]byte)
 	decoders.Add(typ, fnDec)
 }
 
+func indirect(typ reflect.Type) reflect.Type {
+	if typ.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+		return typ.Elem()
+	}
+
+	return typ
+}
+
 // CleanEncoderDecoder cleans the map of encoders and decoders. It's not safe to it call concurrently.
 func CleanEncoderDecoder() {
 	encoders = syncMap[reflect.Type, encoder]{}