diff --git a/callbacks/query.go b/callbacks/query.go
index be829fbc..5ae1e904 100644
--- a/callbacks/query.go
+++ b/callbacks/query.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func BuildQuerySQL(db *gorm.DB) {
 
 	// inline joins
 	if len(db.Statement.Joins) != 0 {
-		if len(db.Statement.Selects) == 0 {
+		if len(db.Statement.Selects) == 0 && db.Statement.Schema != nil {
 			clauseSelect.Columns = make([]clause.Column, len(db.Statement.Schema.DBNames))
 			for idx, dbName := range db.Statement.Schema.DBNames {
 				clauseSelect.Columns[idx] = clause.Column{Table: db.Statement.Table, Name: dbName}
diff --git a/tests/count_test.go b/tests/count_test.go
index 05661ae8..216fa3a1 100644
--- a/tests/count_test.go
+++ b/tests/count_test.go
@@ -67,4 +67,9 @@ func TestCount(t *testing.T) {
 	if !regexp.MustCompile(`SELECT COUNT\(DISTINCT\(.name.\)\) FROM .*users.*`).MatchString(result.Statement.SQL.String()) {
 		t.Fatalf("Build count with select, but got %v", result.Statement.SQL.String())
 	}
+
+	var count4 int64
+	if err := DB.Debug().Table("users").Joins("LEFT JOIN companies on companies.name = users.name").Where("users.name = ?", user1.Name).Count(&count4).Error; err != nil || count4 != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("count with join, got error: %v, count %v", err, count)
+	}
 }