diff --git a/models/models.go b/models/models.go
index 05cafccd14cd8..6c92e8d6577a1 100644
--- a/models/models.go
+++ b/models/models.go
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ func DumpDatabase(filePath, dbType string) error {
 		ID      int64 `xorm:"pk autoincr"`
 		Version int64
 	}
-	t, err := x.TableInfo(Version{})
+	t, err := x.TableInfo(&Version{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/models/models_test.go b/models/models_test.go
index 2441ad7fb064e..9793394e0b6f2 100644
--- a/models/models_test.go
+++ b/models/models_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func TestDumpDatabase(t *testing.T) {
 		ID      int64 `xorm:"pk autoincr"`
 		Version int64
 	}
-	assert.NoError(t, x.Sync2(Version{}))
+	assert.NoError(t, x.Sync2(new(Version)))
 
 	for _, dbName := range setting.SupportedDatabases {
 		dbType := setting.GetDBTypeByName(dbName)