diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultRecordMapper.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultRecordMapper.java
index 875932cfa4..f49261efcb 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultRecordMapper.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultRecordMapper.java
@@ -382,16 +382,18 @@ public class DefaultRecordMapper<R extends Record, E> implements RecordMapper<R,
             return;
         }
 
-        if (Stream.class.isAssignableFrom(type)) {
-            delegate = r -> (E) Stream.of(((FieldsImpl<R>) rowType).mapper(configuration, Object[].class).map(r));
-            return;
-        }
+        if (instance == null) {
+            if (Stream.class.isAssignableFrom(type)) {
+                delegate = r -> (E) Stream.of(((FieldsImpl<R>) rowType).mapper(configuration, Object[].class).map(r));
+                return;
+            }
 
-        // [#1470] Return a proxy if the supplied type is an interface
-        // [#10071] [#11148] Primitive types are abstract! They're mapped by a ConverterProvider only later
-        if (Modifier.isAbstract(type.getModifiers()) && !type.isPrimitive()) {
-            delegate = new ProxyMapper();
-            return;
+            // [#1470] Return a proxy if the supplied type is an interface
+            // [#10071] [#11148] Primitive types are abstract! They're mapped by a ConverterProvider only later
+            if (Modifier.isAbstract(type.getModifiers()) && !type.isPrimitive()) {
+                delegate = new ProxyMapper();
+                return;
+            }
         }
 
         // [#2989] [#2836] Records are mapped
@@ -401,7 +403,7 @@ public class DefaultRecordMapper<R extends Record, E> implements RecordMapper<R,
         }
 
         // [#10071] Single-field Record1 types can be mapped if there is a ConverterProvider allowing for this mapping
-        if ((debugVTFL = fields.length == 1) && (debugVTCP = Tools.converter(configuration, instance, (Class) fields[0].getType(), type) != null)) {
+        if ((debugVTFL = fields.length == 1) && instance == null && (debugVTCP = Tools.converter(configuration, instance, (Class) fields[0].getType(), type) != null)) {
             delegate = new ValueTypeMapper();
             return;
         }