1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/preloader/through_association.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/preloader/through_association.rb
index 4cb7b56b57..e052b00403 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/preloader/through_association.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/preloader/through_association.rb
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
               through_options[:include]    = options[:include] || options[:source]
               through_options[:conditions] = options[:conditions]
             end
-
-            through_options[:order] = options[:order]
+            through_options[:order] = options[:order] if options.has_key?(:order)
           end
 
           through_options