diff --git a/assert/assertions.go b/assert/assertions.go
index 023b1c3..22e3a6b 100644
--- a/assert/assertions.go
+++ b/assert/assertions.go
@@ -287,24 +287,10 @@ func Exactly(t TestingT, expected, actual interface{}, msgAndArgs ...interface{}
 //
 // Returns whether the assertion was successful (true) or not (false).
 func NotNil(t TestingT, object interface{}, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
-
-	success := true
-
-	if object == nil {
-		success = false
-	} else {
-		value := reflect.ValueOf(object)
-		kind := value.Kind()
-		if kind >= reflect.Chan && kind <= reflect.Slice && value.IsNil() {
-			success = false
-		}
+	if !isNil(object) {
+		return true
 	}
-
-	if !success {
-		Fail(t, "Expected value not to be nil.", msgAndArgs...)
-	}
-
-	return success
+	return Fail(t, "Expected value not to be nil.", msgAndArgs...)
 }
 
 // isNil checks if a specified object is nil or not, without Failing.
diff --git a/assert/assertions_test.go b/assert/assertions_test.go
index ce4ecae..9c5bef8 100644
--- a/assert/assertions_test.go
+++ b/assert/assertions_test.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	i      interface{}
+	i     interface{}
 	zeros = []interface{}{
 		false,
 		byte(0),
@@ -198,6 +198,9 @@ func TestNotNil(t *testing.T) {
 	if NotNil(mockT, nil) {
 		t.Error("NotNil should return false: object is nil")
 	}
+	if NotNil(mockT, (*struct{})(nil)) {
+		t.Error("NotNil should return false: object is (*struct{})(nil)")
+	}
 
 }
 
@@ -208,6 +211,9 @@ func TestNil(t *testing.T) {
 	if !Nil(mockT, nil) {
 		t.Error("Nil should return true: object is nil")
 	}
+	if !Nil(mockT, (*struct{})(nil)) {
+		t.Error("Nil should return true: object is (*struct{})(nil)")
+	}
 	if Nil(mockT, new(AssertionTesterConformingObject)) {
 		t.Error("Nil should return false: object is not nil")
 	}