diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/associations/has_many_through_associations_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/associations/has_many_through_associations_test.rb
index b1e823729e8a7a0ca08993f86ce333c022cc6c6a..c450b1beb52c14770b9ac3e39a06c2b15555ea94 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/associations/has_many_through_associations_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/associations/has_many_through_associations_test.rb
@@ -1087,6 +1087,6 @@ def test_has_many_through_obeys_order_on_through_association
   end
 
   def test_has_many_through_with_includes_in_through_association_scope
-    posts(:welcome).author_address_extra_with_address.to_a
+    assert_not_empty posts(:welcome).author_address_extra_with_address
   end
 end