diff --git a/src/Relations/BelongsToThrough.php b/src/Relations/BelongsToThrough.php
index 1343ba9..0ae7811 100644
--- a/src/Relations/BelongsToThrough.php
+++ b/src/Relations/BelongsToThrough.php
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ protected function getForeignKey(Model $model)
     protected function setSoftDeletes()
     {
         foreach ($this->models as $model) {
+            if ($model === $this->parent) {
+                continue;
+            }
             if ($this->hasSoftDeletes($model)) {
                 $this->query->whereNull($model->getQualifiedDeletedAtColumn());
             }