diff --git a/lib/DBIx/Class/Helper/ResultSet/Shortcut/ResultsExist.pm b/lib/DBIx/Class/Helper/ResultSet/Shortcut/ResultsExist.pm
index b5ad6a1..a7a8e5d 100644
--- a/lib/DBIx/Class/Helper/ResultSet/Shortcut/ResultsExist.pm
+++ b/lib/DBIx/Class/Helper/ResultSet/Shortcut/ResultsExist.pm
@@ -24,11 +24,14 @@ sub results_exist_as_query {
 sub results_exist {
    my $self = shift;
 
+   my $query = $self->results_exist_as_query;
+   $$query->[0] .= 'as _existence_subq';
+
    my( undef, $sth ) = $self->result_source
                              ->schema
                               ->storage
                                ->_select(
-                                  $self->results_exist_as_query,
+                                 $query,
                                   \'*',
                                   {},
                                   {},