if dataStruct == nil {
		return nil, mergepatch.ErrBadArgKind(struct{}{}, nil)
	}

	t := reflect.TypeOf(dataStruct)
	// Get the underlying type for pointers
	if t.Kind() == reflect.Pointer {
		t = t.Elem()
	}

	if t.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
		return nil, mergepatch.ErrBadArgKind(struct{}{}, dataStruct)
	}

	return t, nil
}