1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/singular_association.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/singular_association.rb
index ca138635d2..f8bbe4c2ed 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/singular_association.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/singular_association.rb
@@ -36,13 +36,14 @@ module ActiveRecord
         end
 
         def find_target
-          return scope.take if skip_statement_cache?
+          scope = self.scope
+          return scope.take if skip_statement_cache?(scope)
 
           conn = klass.connection
           sc = reflection.association_scope_cache(conn, owner) do
             StatementCache.create(conn) { |params|
               as = AssociationScope.create { params.bind }
-              target_scope.merge(as.scope(self, conn)).limit(1)
+              target_scope.merge!(as.scope(self)).limit(1)
             }
           end