diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/singular_association.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/singular_association.rb
index 58d0f7d65d0d4..bec9505bd2a30 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/singular_association.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/singular_association.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module Associations
     class SingularAssociation < Association #:nodoc:
       # Implements the reader method, e.g. foo.bar for Foo.has_one :bar
       def reader(force_reload = false)
-        if force_reload
+        if force_reload && klass
           klass.uncached { reload }
         elsif !loaded? || stale_target?
           reload
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/associations/belongs_to_associations_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/associations/belongs_to_associations_test.rb
index ba90c61d65bb1..f5d2fe151b310 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/associations/belongs_to_associations_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/associations/belongs_to_associations_test.rb
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ def test_with_condition
   def test_polymorphic_association_class
     sponsor = Sponsor.new
     assert_nil sponsor.association(:sponsorable).send(:klass)
+    assert_nil sponsor.sponsorable(force_reload: true)
 
     sponsor.sponsorable_type = '' # the column doesn't have to be declared NOT NULL
     assert_nil sponsor.association(:sponsorable).send(:klass)