Minor improvement to proxy model handling

Refs #19385

2 files changed, 4 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/django/db/models/sql/compiler.py b/django/db/models/sql/compiler.py
index 16aa031e59..79b5d99452 100644
--- a/django/db/models/sql/compiler.py
+++ b/django/db/models/sql/compiler.py
@@ -255,8 +255,6 @@ class SQLCompiler(object):
         result = []
         if opts is None:
             opts = self.query.model._meta
-        # Skip all proxy to the root proxied model
-        opts = opts.concrete_model._meta
         qn = self.quote_name_unless_alias
         qn2 = self.connection.ops.quote_name
         aliases = set()
diff --git a/django/db/models/sql/query.py b/django/db/models/sql/query.py
index 43ba519a68..87104f0d13 100644
--- a/django/db/models/sql/query.py
+++ b/django/db/models/sql/query.py
@@ -997,8 +997,7 @@ class Query(object):
         whereas column determination is a later part, and side-effect, of
         as_sql()).
         """
-        # Skip all proxy models
-        opts = self.model._meta.concrete_model._meta
+        opts = self.model._meta
         root_alias = self.tables[0]
         seen = {None: root_alias}
 
@@ -1013,7 +1012,8 @@ class Query(object):
         a parent of 'opts' or if it is None this method is a no-op.
 
         The 'alias' is the root alias for starting the join, 'seen' is a dict
-        of model -> alias of existing joins.
+        of model -> alias of existing joins. It must also contain a mapping
+        of None -> some alias. This will be returned in the no-op case.
         """
         if model in seen:
             return seen[model]
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ class Query(object):
             connection = (alias, int_opts.db_table, link_field.column, int_opts.pk.column)
             alias = seen[int_model] = self.join(connection, nullable=False,
                                                 join_field=link_field)
-        return alias
+        return alias or seen[None]
 
     def remove_inherited_models(self):
         """