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 62cc1e3a8d..5ccaa55a32 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/builder/belongs_to.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/builder/belongs_to.rb
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ module ActiveRecord::Associations::Builder
       end
 
       record = o.send name
-      unless record.nil? || record.new_record?
+      if record && record.persisted?
         if touch != true
           record.touch touch
         else