diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_through_association.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_through_association.rb
index ca4496b32e46483fefd4373651488c0c3ab9d42c..f9020ebcad5a81b2925a353c7bf9ab95a37bb583 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_through_association.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_through_association.rb
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ def method_missing(method, *args, &block)
             
         def find_target
           @reflection.klass.find(:all, 
+            :select     => "#{@reflection.table_name}.*",
             :conditions => construct_conditions,
             :from       => construct_from,
             :order      => @reflection.options[:order],