diff --git a/schemars/tests/default.rs b/schemars/tests/default.rs
index 0d68d0e..4623994 100644
--- a/schemars/tests/default.rs
+++ b/schemars/tests/default.rs
@@ -54,3 +54,14 @@ pub struct NotSerialize;
 fn schema_default_values() -> TestResult {
     test_default_generated_schema::<MyStruct>("default")
 }
+
+#[derive(Default, Deserialize, Serialize, JsonSchema, Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub struct StructWithGenericDefaults {
+    #[serde(default = "Vec::new")]
+    pub a_vec: Vec<String>,
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn schema_with_generic_default_value() -> TestResult {
+    test_default_generated_schema::<StructWithGenericDefaults>("generic_default")
+}
diff --git a/schemars/tests/expected/generic_default.json b/schemars/tests/expected/generic_default.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..095b999
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schemars/tests/expected/generic_default.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+  "title": "StructWithGenericDefaults",
+  "type": "object",
+  "properties": {
+    "a_vec": {
+      "default": [],
+      "type": "array",
+      "items": {
+        "type": "string"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/schemars_derive/src/schema_exprs.rs b/schemars_derive/src/schema_exprs.rs
index c5b1672..6efa9b8 100644
--- a/schemars_derive/src/schema_exprs.rs
+++ b/schemars_derive/src/schema_exprs.rs
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ fn field_default_expr(field: &Field, container_has_default: bool) -> Option<Toke
             quote!(container_default.#member)
         }
         SerdeDefault::Default => quote!(<#ty>::default()),
-        SerdeDefault::Path(path) => quote!(#path()),
+        SerdeDefault::Path(path) => quote!(|| -> #ty { #path() }()),
     };
 
     let default_expr = match field.serde_attrs.skip_serializing_if() {