diff --git a/src/compute/arithmetics/decimal/div.rs b/src/compute/arithmetics/decimal/div.rs
index 135bc6fed7e..01f590b9927 100644
--- a/src/compute/arithmetics/decimal/div.rs
+++ b/src/compute/arithmetics/decimal/div.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ pub fn div(lhs: &PrimitiveArray<i128>, rhs: &PrimitiveArray<i128>) -> PrimitiveA
 pub fn div_scalar(lhs: &PrimitiveArray<i128>, rhs: &PrimitiveScalar<i128>) -> PrimitiveArray<i128> {
     let (precision, scale) = get_parameters(lhs.data_type(), rhs.data_type()).unwrap();
 
-    let rhs = if let Some(rhs) = rhs.value() {
+    let rhs = if let Some(rhs) = *rhs.value() {
         rhs
     } else {
         return PrimitiveArray::<i128>::new_null(lhs.data_type().clone(), lhs.len());
diff --git a/src/compute/arithmetics/decimal/mul.rs b/src/compute/arithmetics/decimal/mul.rs
index 42b221da195..b279673a5de 100644
--- a/src/compute/arithmetics/decimal/mul.rs
+++ b/src/compute/arithmetics/decimal/mul.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ pub fn mul(lhs: &PrimitiveArray<i128>, rhs: &PrimitiveArray<i128>) -> PrimitiveA
 pub fn mul_scalar(lhs: &PrimitiveArray<i128>, rhs: &PrimitiveScalar<i128>) -> PrimitiveArray<i128> {
     let (precision, scale) = get_parameters(lhs.data_type(), rhs.data_type()).unwrap();
 
-    let rhs = if let Some(rhs) = rhs.value() {
+    let rhs = if let Some(rhs) = *rhs.value() {
         rhs
     } else {
         return PrimitiveArray::<i128>::new_null(lhs.data_type().clone(), lhs.len());
diff --git a/src/compute/arithmetics/mod.rs b/src/compute/arithmetics/mod.rs
index 07391675ed9..d0ece217956 100644
--- a/src/compute/arithmetics/mod.rs
+++ b/src/compute/arithmetics/mod.rs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ fn binary_scalar<T: NativeType, F: Fn(&PrimitiveArray<T>, &T) -> PrimitiveArray<
     rhs: &PrimitiveScalar<T>,
     op: F,
 ) -> PrimitiveArray<T> {
-    let rhs = if let Some(rhs) = rhs.value() {
+    let rhs = if let Some(rhs) = *rhs.value() {
         rhs
     } else {
         return PrimitiveArray::<T>::new_null(lhs.data_type().clone(), lhs.len());
diff --git a/src/compute/arithmetics/time.rs b/src/compute/arithmetics/time.rs
index 9fe96182d5f..e049b3820b5 100644
--- a/src/compute/arithmetics/time.rs
+++ b/src/compute/arithmetics/time.rs
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ where
     T: NativeType + Add<T, Output = T>,
 {
     let scale = create_scale(time.data_type(), duration.data_type()).unwrap();
-    let duration = if let Some(duration) = duration.value() {
+    let duration = if let Some(duration) = *duration.value() {
         duration
     } else {
         return PrimitiveArray::<T>::new_null(time.data_type().clone(), time.len());
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ where
     T: NativeType + Sub<T, Output = T>,
 {
     let scale = create_scale(time.data_type(), duration.data_type()).unwrap();
-    let duration = if let Some(duration) = duration.value() {
+    let duration = if let Some(duration) = *duration.value() {
         duration
     } else {
         return PrimitiveArray::<T>::new_null(time.data_type().clone(), time.len());
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ pub fn sub_timestamps_scalar(
             ));
         };
 
-    let rhs = if let Some(value) = rhs.value() {
+    let rhs = if let Some(value) = *rhs.value() {
         value
     } else {
         return Ok(PrimitiveArray::<i64>::new_null(
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ pub fn add_interval_scalar(
     timestamp: &PrimitiveArray<i64>,
     interval: &PrimitiveScalar<months_days_ns>,
 ) -> Result<PrimitiveArray<i64>> {
-    let interval = if let Some(interval) = interval.value() {
+    let interval = if let Some(interval) = *interval.value() {
         interval
     } else {
         return Ok(PrimitiveArray::<i64>::new_null(
diff --git a/src/scalar/primitive.rs b/src/scalar/primitive.rs
index 431906f759c..9ab47d4ca02 100644
--- a/src/scalar/primitive.rs
+++ b/src/scalar/primitive.rs
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ impl<T: NativeType> PrimitiveScalar<T> {
 
     /// Returns the optional value.
     #[inline]
-    pub fn value(&self) -> Option<T> {
-        self.value
+    pub fn value(&self) -> &Option<T> {
+        &self.value
     }
 
     /// Returns a new `PrimitiveScalar` with the same value but different [`DataType`]
diff --git a/tests/it/array/union.rs b/tests/it/array/union.rs
index c5b572c60b1..e1c681301b8 100644
--- a/tests/it/array/union.rs
+++ b/tests/it/array/union.rs
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ fn iter_sparse() -> Result<()> {
 
     assert_eq!(
         next_unchecked::<PrimitiveScalar<i32>, _>(&mut iter).value(),
-        Some(1)
+        &Some(1)
     );
     assert_eq!(
         next_unchecked::<PrimitiveScalar<i32>, _>(&mut iter).value(),
-        None
+        &None
     );
     assert_eq!(
         next_unchecked::<Utf8Scalar<i32>, _>(&mut iter).value(),
@@ -140,11 +140,11 @@ fn iter_dense() -> Result<()> {
 
     assert_eq!(
         next_unchecked::<PrimitiveScalar<i32>, _>(&mut iter).value(),
-        Some(1)
+        &Some(1)
     );
     assert_eq!(
         next_unchecked::<PrimitiveScalar<i32>, _>(&mut iter).value(),
-        None
+        &None
     );
     assert_eq!(
         next_unchecked::<Utf8Scalar<i32>, _>(&mut iter).value(),
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ fn iter_sparse_slice() -> Result<()> {
 
     assert_eq!(
         next_unchecked::<PrimitiveScalar<i32>, _>(&mut iter).value(),
-        Some(3)
+        &Some(3)
     );
     assert_eq!(iter.next(), None);
 
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ fn iter_dense_slice() -> Result<()> {
 
     assert_eq!(
         next_unchecked::<PrimitiveScalar<i32>, _>(&mut iter).value(),
-        Some(3)
+        &Some(3)
     );
     assert_eq!(iter.next(), None);
 
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ fn scalar() -> Result<()> {
             .downcast_ref::<PrimitiveScalar<i32>>()
             .unwrap()
             .value(),
-        Some(1)
+        &Some(1)
     );
     assert_eq!(union_scalar.type_(), 0);
     let scalar = new_scalar(&array, 1);
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ fn scalar() -> Result<()> {
             .downcast_ref::<PrimitiveScalar<i32>>()
             .unwrap()
             .value(),
-        None
+        &None
     );
     assert_eq!(union_scalar.type_(), 0);
 
diff --git a/tests/it/scalar/primitive.rs b/tests/it/scalar/primitive.rs
index 3cb26707eb1..8769af7cd75 100644
--- a/tests/it/scalar/primitive.rs
+++ b/tests/it/scalar/primitive.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ fn equal() {
 fn basics() {
     let a = PrimitiveScalar::from(Some(2i32));
 
-    assert_eq!(a.value(), Some(2i32));
+    assert_eq!(a.value(), &Some(2i32));
     assert_eq!(a.data_type(), &DataType::Int32);
 
     let a = a.to(DataType::Date32);