diff --git a/activemodel/lib/active_model/serializers/xml.rb b/activemodel/lib/active_model/serializers/xml.rb
index cf742d05697d..09ea849e9e42 100755
--- a/activemodel/lib/active_model/serializers/xml.rb
+++ b/activemodel/lib/active_model/serializers/xml.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ module Xml
       extend ActiveSupport::Concern
       include ActiveModel::Serialization
 
+      included do
+        extend ActiveModel::Naming
+      end
+
       class Serializer #:nodoc:
         class Attribute #:nodoc:
           attr_reader :name, :value, :type