1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/builder/belongs_to.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/builder/belongs_to.rb
index 2f2600b7fb..97b1ff18e2 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/builder/belongs_to.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/builder/belongs_to.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ module ActiveRecord::Associations::Builder
         def belongs_to_touch_after_save_or_destroy_for_#{name}
           record = #{name}
 
-          unless record.nil?
+          unless record.nil? || record.new_record?
             record.touch #{options[:touch].inspect if options[:touch] != true}
           end
         end