diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/db/models/sql/compiler.py b/django/contrib/gis/db/models/sql/compiler.py
index 233ca5a03e..cf6a8ad047 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/db/models/sql/compiler.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/db/models/sql/compiler.py
@@ -119,10 +119,10 @@ class GeoSQLCompiler(compiler.SQLCompiler):
         result = []
         if opts is None:
             opts = self.query.model._meta
+        # Skip all proxy to the root proxied model
+        opts = opts.concrete_model._meta
         aliases = set()
         only_load = self.deferred_to_columns()
-        # Skip all proxy to the root proxied model
-        proxied_model = opts.concrete_model
 
         if start_alias:
             seen = {None: start_alias}
@@ -133,12 +133,9 @@ class GeoSQLCompiler(compiler.SQLCompiler):
                 try:
                     alias = seen[model]
                 except KeyError:
-                    if model is proxied_model:
-                        alias = start_alias
-                    else:
-                        link_field = opts.get_ancestor_link(model)
-                        alias = self.query.join((start_alias, model._meta.db_table,
-                                link_field.column, model._meta.pk.column))
+                    link_field = opts.get_ancestor_link(model)
+                    alias = self.query.join((start_alias, model._meta.db_table,
+                            link_field.column, model._meta.pk.column))
                     seen[model] = alias
             else:
                 # If we're starting from the base model of the queryset, the