diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/predicate_builder.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/predicate_builder.rb
index d853fd63d1ba226c08cb08d6b993edd52c60a490..5cea2328e890bd090f2e222e4f4fe1ae05cfdc8f 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/predicate_builder.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/predicate_builder.rb
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@ def build_from_hash(attributes, default_table)
             table = Arel::Table.new(table_name, :engine => @engine)
           end
 
-          unless attribute = table[column]
-            raise StatementInvalid, "No attribute named `#{column}` exists for table `#{table.name}`"
-          end
+          attribute = table[column] || Arel::Attribute.new(table, column)
 
           case value
           when Array, ActiveRecord::Associations::AssociationCollection, ActiveRecord::Relation