diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb
index 576450bc3abdb905eee52b3b18dd2ae3fcee6730..5a830a50fb867a6e1a657ac373cb05775bf6f4bb 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ def insert(sql, name = nil, pk = nil, id_value = nil, sequence_name = nil)
           # If a pk is given, fallback to default sequence name.
           # Don't fetch last insert id for a table without a pk.
           if pk && sequence_name ||= default_sequence_name(table, pk)
-            last_insert_id(table, sequence_name)
+            last_insert_id(sequence_name)
           end
         end
       end
@@ -1038,8 +1038,9 @@ def configure_connection
         end
 
         # Returns the current ID of a table's sequence.
-        def last_insert_id(table, sequence_name) #:nodoc:
-          Integer(select_value("SELECT currval('#{sequence_name}')"))
+        def last_insert_id(sequence_name) #:nodoc:
+          r = exec_query("SELECT currval($1)", 'SQL', [[nil, sequence_name]])
+          Integer(r.rows.first.first)
         end
 
         # Executes a SELECT query and returns the results, performing any data type