1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/query_methods.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/query_methods.rb
index eb69943551..6e384facce 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/query_methods.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/query_methods.rb
@@ -427,14 +427,12 @@ module ActiveRecord
     #   => SELECT "users".* FROM "users" LEFT JOIN bookmarks ON bookmarks.bookmarkable_type = 'Post' AND bookmarks.user_id = users.id
     def joins(*args)
       check_if_method_has_arguments!(:joins, args)
-
-      args.compact!
-      args.flatten!
-
       spawn.joins!(*args)
     end
 
     def joins!(*args) # :nodoc:
+      args.compact!
+      args.flatten!
       self.joins_values += args
       self
     end