1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/model_helpers.rb b/railties/lib/rails/generators/model_helpers.rb
index 50078404b3..3676432d5c 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/model_helpers.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/model_helpers.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ module Rails
     module ModelHelpers # :nodoc:
       PLURAL_MODEL_NAME_WARN_MESSAGE = "[WARNING] The model name '%s' was recognized as a plural, using the singular '%s' instead. " \
                                        "Override with --force-plural or setup custom inflection rules for this noun before running the generator."
+      IRREGULAR_MODEL_NAME_WARN_MESSAGE = <<~WARNING
+      [WARNING] Rails cannot recover singular form from its plural form '%s'.
+      Please setup custom inflection rules for this noun before running the generator in config/initializers/inflections.rb.
+      WARNING
       mattr_accessor :skip_warn
 
       def self.included(base) #:nodoc:
@@ -19,11 +23,14 @@ module Rails
           singular = name.singularize
           unless ModelHelpers.skip_warn
             say PLURAL_MODEL_NAME_WARN_MESSAGE % [name, singular]
-            ModelHelpers.skip_warn = true
           end
           name.replace singular
           assign_names!(name)
         end
+        if name.singularize != name.pluralize.singularize && ! ModelHelpers.skip_warn
+          say IRREGULAR_MODEL_NAME_WARN_MESSAGE % [name.pluralize]
+        end
+        ModelHelpers.skip_warn = true
       end
     end
   end