diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Model.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Model.php
index 7e59d7b80fe6..7e5bc0f0a5b6 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Model.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Model.php
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ public function newFromBuilder($attributes = [], $connection = null)
 
         $model->setRawAttributes((array) $attributes, true);
 
-        $model->setConnection($connection ?: $this->connection);
+        $model->setConnection($connection ?: $this->getConnectionName());
 
         return $model;
     }