diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb
index 894d56b3a0f7153d373baafe72ffb36edb539249..a2324039cf4812a5993277acc499091d55ec1a77 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb
@@ -130,7 +130,11 @@ def class_name
       # Returns +true+ if +self+ and +other_aggregation+ have the same +name+ attribute, +active_record+ attribute,
       # and +other_aggregation+ has an options hash assigned to it.
       def ==(other_aggregation)
-        other_aggregation.kind_of?(self.class) && name == other_aggregation.name && other_aggregation.options && active_record == other_aggregation.active_record
+        super ||
+          other_aggregation.kind_of?(self.class) &&
+          name == other_aggregation.name &&
+          other_aggregation.options &&
+          active_record == other_aggregation.active_record
       end
 
       def sanitized_conditions #:nodoc: