diff --git a/.changeset/moody-days-switch/changes.json b/.changeset/moody-days-switch/changes.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f3490fa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/moody-days-switch/changes.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "releases": [{ "name": "better-ajv-errors", "type": "patch" }],
+  "dependents": []
+}
diff --git a/.changeset/moody-days-switch/changes.md b/.changeset/moody-days-switch/changes.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..09043aaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/moody-days-switch/changes.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Handle primitive values in EnumValidationError
diff --git a/src/validation-errors/__fixtures__/enum-string/data.json b/src/validation-errors/__fixtures__/enum-string/data.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..05e340ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/validation-errors/__fixtures__/enum-string/data.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+"baz"
diff --git a/src/validation-errors/__fixtures__/enum-string/schema.json b/src/validation-errors/__fixtures__/enum-string/schema.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d1cc9e76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/validation-errors/__fixtures__/enum-string/schema.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "type": "string",
+  "enum": ["foo", "bar"]
+}
diff --git a/src/validation-errors/__tests__/__snapshots__/enum.js.snap b/src/validation-errors/__tests__/__snapshots__/enum.js.snap
index e15d280d..860494b4 100644
--- a/src/validation-errors/__tests__/__snapshots__/enum.js.snap
+++ b/src/validation-errors/__tests__/__snapshots__/enum.js.snap
@@ -1,6 +1,36 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
-exports[`Enum prints correctly for empty value 1`] = `
+exports[`Enum when value is a primitive prints correctly for empty value 1`] = `
+Array [
+  "ENUM should be equal to one of the allowed values",
+  "(foo, bar)
+",
+  "> 1 | \\"baz\\"
+    | ^^^^^ 👈🏽  Did you mean bar here?",
+]
+`;
+
+exports[`Enum when value is a primitive prints correctly for enum prop 1`] = `
+Array [
+  "ENUM should be equal to one of the allowed values",
+  "(foo, bar)
+",
+  "> 1 | \\"baz\\"
+    | ^^^^^ 👈🏽  Did you mean bar here?",
+]
+`;
+
+exports[`Enum when value is a primitive prints correctly for no levenshtein match 1`] = `
+Array [
+  "ENUM should be equal to one of the allowed values",
+  "(one, two)
+",
+  "> 1 | \\"baz\\"
+    | ^^^^^ 👈🏽  Unexpected value, should be equal to one of the allowed values",
+]
+`;
+
+exports[`Enum when value is an object prints correctly for empty value 1`] = `
 Array [
   "ENUM should be equal to one of the allowed values",
   "(foo, bar)
@@ -12,7 +42,7 @@ Array [
 ]
 `;
 
-exports[`Enum prints correctly for enum prop 1`] = `
+exports[`Enum when value is an object prints correctly for enum prop 1`] = `
 Array [
   "ENUM should be equal to one of the allowed values",
   "(foo, bar)
@@ -24,7 +54,7 @@ Array [
 ]
 `;
 
-exports[`Enum prints correctly for no levenshtein match 1`] = `
+exports[`Enum when value is an object prints correctly for no levenshtein match 1`] = `
 Array [
   "ENUM should be equal to one of the allowed values",
   "(one, two)
diff --git a/src/validation-errors/__tests__/enum.js b/src/validation-errors/__tests__/enum.js
index b5d36ad0..92a11a2a 100644
--- a/src/validation-errors/__tests__/enum.js
+++ b/src/validation-errors/__tests__/enum.js
@@ -3,55 +3,117 @@ import { getSchemaAndData } from '../../test-helpers';
 import EnumValidationError from '../enum';
 
 describe('Enum', () => {
-  let schema, data, jsonRaw, jsonAst;
-  beforeAll(async () => {
-    [schema, data] = await getSchemaAndData('enum', __dirname);
-    jsonRaw = JSON.stringify(data, null, 2);
-    jsonAst = parse(jsonRaw, { loc: true });
-  });
+  describe('when value is an object', () => {
+    let schema, data, jsonRaw, jsonAst;
+    beforeAll(async () => {
+      [schema, data] = await getSchemaAndData('enum', __dirname);
+      jsonRaw = JSON.stringify(data, null, 2);
+      jsonAst = parse(jsonRaw, { loc: true });
+    });
 
-  it('prints correctly for enum prop', () => {
-    const error = new EnumValidationError(
-      {
-        keyword: 'enum',
-        dataPath: '/id',
-        schemaPath: '#/enum',
-        params: { allowedValues: ['foo', 'bar'] },
-        message: `should be equal to one of the allowed values`,
-      },
-      { data, schema, jsonRaw, jsonAst }
-    );
-
-    expect(error.print()).toMatchSnapshot();
-  });
+    it('prints correctly for enum prop', () => {
+      const error = new EnumValidationError(
+        {
+          keyword: 'enum',
+          dataPath: '/id',
+          schemaPath: '#/enum',
+          params: { allowedValues: ['foo', 'bar'] },
+          message: `should be equal to one of the allowed values`,
+        },
+        { data, schema, jsonRaw, jsonAst }
+      );
+
+      expect(error.print()).toMatchSnapshot();
+    });
+
+    it('prints correctly for no levenshtein match', () => {
+      const error = new EnumValidationError(
+        {
+          keyword: 'enum',
+          dataPath: '/id',
+          schemaPath: '#/enum',
+          params: { allowedValues: ['one', 'two'] },
+          message: `should be equal to one of the allowed values`,
+        },
+        { data, schema, jsonRaw, jsonAst }
+      );
+
+      expect(error.print()).toMatchSnapshot();
+    });
+
+    it('prints correctly for empty value', () => {
+      const error = new EnumValidationError(
+        {
+          keyword: 'enum',
+          dataPath: '/id',
+          schemaPath: '#/enum',
+          params: { allowedValues: ['foo', 'bar'] },
+          message: `should be equal to one of the allowed values`,
+        },
+        { data, schema, jsonRaw, jsonAst }
+      );
 
-  it('prints correctly for no levenshtein match', () => {
-    const error = new EnumValidationError(
-      {
-        keyword: 'enum',
-        dataPath: '/id',
-        schemaPath: '#/enum',
-        params: { allowedValues: ['one', 'two'] },
-        message: `should be equal to one of the allowed values`,
-      },
-      { data, schema, jsonRaw, jsonAst }
-    );
-
-    expect(error.print()).toMatchSnapshot();
+      expect(error.print(schema, { id: '' })).toMatchSnapshot();
+    });
   });
 
-  it('prints correctly for empty value', () => {
-    const error = new EnumValidationError(
-      {
-        keyword: 'enum',
-        dataPath: '/id',
-        schemaPath: '#/enum',
-        params: { allowedValues: ['foo', 'bar'] },
-        message: `should be equal to one of the allowed values`,
-      },
-      { data, schema, jsonRaw, jsonAst }
-    );
-
-    expect(error.print(schema, { id: '' })).toMatchSnapshot();
+  describe('when value is a primitive', () => {
+    let schema, data, jsonRaw, jsonAst;
+    beforeAll(async () => {
+      [schema, data] = await getSchemaAndData('enum-string', __dirname);
+      jsonRaw = JSON.stringify(data, null, 2);
+      jsonAst = parse(jsonRaw, { loc: true });
+    });
+
+    it('prints correctly for enum prop', () => {
+      const error = new EnumValidationError(
+        {
+          keyword: 'enum',
+          dataPath: '',
+          schemaPath: '#/enum',
+          params: {
+            allowedValues: ['foo', 'bar'],
+          },
+          message: 'should be equal to one of the allowed values',
+        },
+        { data, schema, jsonRaw, jsonAst }
+      );
+
+      expect(error.print()).toMatchSnapshot();
+    });
+
+    it('prints correctly for no levenshtein match', () => {
+      const error = new EnumValidationError(
+        {
+          keyword: 'enum',
+          dataPath: '',
+          schemaPath: '#/enum',
+          params: {
+            allowedValues: ['one', 'two'],
+          },
+          message: 'should be equal to one of the allowed values',
+        },
+        { data, schema, jsonRaw, jsonAst }
+      );
+
+      expect(error.print()).toMatchSnapshot();
+    });
+
+    it('prints correctly for empty value', () => {
+      const error = new EnumValidationError(
+        {
+          keyword: 'enum',
+          dataPath: '',
+          schemaPath: '#/enum',
+          params: {
+            allowedValues: ['foo', 'bar'],
+          },
+          message: 'should be equal to one of the allowed values',
+        },
+        { data, schema, jsonRaw, jsonAst }
+      );
+
+      expect(error.print(schema, '')).toMatchSnapshot();
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/validation-errors/enum.js b/src/validation-errors/enum.js
index a73de1d2..276b114f 100644
--- a/src/validation-errors/enum.js
+++ b/src/validation-errors/enum.js
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ export default class EnumValidationError extends BaseValidationError {
       dataPath,
       params: { allowedValues },
     } = this.options;
-    const currentValue = pointer.get(this.data, dataPath);
+
+    const currentValue =
+      dataPath === '' ? this.data : pointer.get(this.data, dataPath);
 
     if (!currentValue) {
       return null;