diff --git a/railties/lib/rails_generator/generators/components/model/model_generator.rb b/railties/lib/rails_generator/generators/components/model/model_generator.rb
index 2dfff81e61..a978b96b1c 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails_generator/generators/components/model/model_generator.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails_generator/generators/components/model/model_generator.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def manifest
       # Model class, unit test, and fixtures.
       m.template 'model.rb',      File.join('app/models', class_path, "#{file_name}.rb")
       m.template 'unit_test.rb',  File.join('test/unit', class_path, "#{file_name}_test.rb")
-      m.template 'fixtures.yml',  File.join('test/fixtures', class_path, "#{ActiveRecord::Base.pluralize_table_names ? plural_name : singular_name}.yml")
+      m.template 'fixtures.yml',  File.join('test/fixtures', class_path, "#{table_name}.yml")
     end
   end
 end