diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_and_belongs_to_many_association.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_and_belongs_to_many_association.rb
index 14ef4f4b315ac..58d041ec1d59c 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_and_belongs_to_many_association.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_and_belongs_to_many_association.rb
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ def count_records
 
         def delete_records(records, method)
           if sql = options[:delete_sql]
+            records = load_target if records == :all
             records.each { |record| owner.connection.delete(interpolate(sql, record)) }
           else
             relation  = join_table
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/associations/has_and_belongs_to_many_associations_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/associations/has_and_belongs_to_many_associations_test.rb
index 0e361456f07c0..ed1caa2ef589e 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/associations/has_and_belongs_to_many_associations_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/associations/has_and_belongs_to_many_associations_test.rb
@@ -380,6 +380,12 @@ def test_deleting_array_with_sql
     assert_equal 0, active_record.developers_by_sql(true).size
   end
 
+  def test_deleting_all_with_sql
+    project = Project.find(1)
+    project.developers_by_sql.delete_all
+    assert_equal 0, project.developers_by_sql.size
+  end
+
   def test_deleting_all
     david = Developer.find(1)
     david.projects.reload