diff --git a/extensions/hibernate-orm/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/hibernate/orm/deployment/JpaJandexScavenger.java b/extensions/hibernate-orm/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/hibernate/orm/deployment/JpaJandexScavenger.java
index f8eb837c6c79d..5ffb793777de6 100644
--- a/extensions/hibernate-orm/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/hibernate/orm/deployment/JpaJandexScavenger.java
+++ b/extensions/hibernate-orm/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/hibernate/orm/deployment/JpaJandexScavenger.java
@@ -350,7 +350,8 @@ private void addClassHierarchyToReflectiveList(Collector collector, DotName clas
         // we need to check for enums
         for (FieldInfo fieldInfo : classInfo.fields()) {
             Type fieldType = fieldInfo.type();
-            if (Type.Kind.PRIMITIVE == fieldType.kind()) {
+            if (Type.Kind.CLASS != fieldType.kind()) {
+                // skip primitives and arrays
                 continue;
             }
             DotName fieldClassName = fieldInfo.type().name();