diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/options.py b/django/contrib/admin/options.py
index 46f6e0445f..d2fd5423a3 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/options.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/options.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class ModelAdmin(object):
     list_display = ('__str__',)
     list_display_links = ()
     list_filter = ()
+    list_select_related = False
     search_fields = ()
     date_hierarchy = None
     save_as = False
@@ -275,7 +276,7 @@ class ModelAdmin(object):
             raise PermissionDenied
         try:
             cl = ChangeList(request, self.model, self.list_display, self.list_display_links, self.list_filter,
-                self.date_hierarchy, self.search_fields)
+                self.date_hierarchy, self.search_fields, self.list_select_related)
         except IncorrectLookupParameters:
             # Wacky lookup parameters were given, so redirect to the main
             # changelist page, without parameters, and pass an 'invalid=1'
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/views/main.py b/django/contrib/admin/views/main.py
index e247cc4288..d785952b19 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/views/main.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/views/main.py
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ def _get_deleted_objects(deleted_objects, perms_needed, user, obj, opts, current
                 perms_needed.add(related.opts.verbose_name)
 
 class ChangeList(object):
-    def __init__(self, request, model, list_display, list_display_links, list_filter, date_hierarchy, search_fields):
+    def __init__(self, request, model, list_display, list_display_links, list_filter, date_hierarchy, search_fields, list_select_related):
         self.model = model
         self.opts = model._meta
         self.lookup_opts = self.opts
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ class ChangeList(object):
         self.list_filter = list_filter
         self.date_hierarchy = date_hierarchy
         self.search_fields = search_fields
+        self.list_select_related = list_select_related
 
         # Get search parameters from the query string.
         try:
@@ -432,7 +433,7 @@ class ChangeList(object):
 
         # Use select_related() if one of the list_display options is a field
         # with a relationship.
-        if self.lookup_opts.admin.list_select_related:
+        if self.list_select_related:
             qs = qs.select_related()
         else:
             for field_name in self.list_display:
diff --git a/django/db/models/base.py b/django/db/models/base.py
index 3640bd961b..920d6ab947 100644
--- a/django/db/models/base.py
+++ b/django/db/models/base.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class Model(object):
             # of ModelAdmin.
             cls._meta.ModelAdmin = type('ModelAdmin', (value, ModelAdmin), {})
             # This AdminOptions stuff is legacy and will eventually be removed.
-            value = AdminOptions(**dict([(k, v) for k, v in value.__dict__.items() if not k.startswith('_') and k not in ('list_display', 'list_display_links', 'list_filter', 'date_hierarchy', 'save_as', 'search_fields')]))
+            value = AdminOptions(**dict([(k, v) for k, v in value.__dict__.items() if not k.startswith('_') and k not in ('list_display', 'list_display_links', 'list_filter', 'date_hierarchy', 'save_as', 'search_fields', 'list_select_related')]))
             value.contribute_to_class(cls, name)
         elif hasattr(value, 'contribute_to_class'):
             value.contribute_to_class(cls, name)
diff --git a/django/db/models/options.py b/django/db/models/options.py
index b8da8916a3..c09fe31821 100644
--- a/django/db/models/options.py
+++ b/django/db/models/options.py
@@ -201,12 +201,11 @@ class Options(object):
 class AdminOptions(object):
     def __init__(self, fields=None, js=None,
         ordering=None,
-        save_on_top=False, list_select_related=False, manager=None, list_per_page=100):
+        save_on_top=False, manager=None, list_per_page=100):
         self.fields = fields
         self.js = js or []
         self.ordering = ordering
         self.save_on_top = save_on_top
-        self.list_select_related = list_select_related
         self.list_per_page = list_per_page
         self.manager = manager or Manager()