diff --git a/activemodel/lib/active_model/secure_password.rb b/activemodel/lib/active_model/secure_password.rb
index 0c3ed9e8ca..4033eb5808 100644
--- a/activemodel/lib/active_model/secure_password.rb
+++ b/activemodel/lib/active_model/secure_password.rb
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ module ActiveModel
           raise
         end
 
-        attr_reader :password
-
         include InstanceMethodsOnActivation
 
         if options.fetch(:validations, true)
@@ -92,6 +90,8 @@ module ActiveModel
         BCrypt::Password.new(password_digest) == unencrypted_password && self
       end
 
+      attr_reader :password
+
       # Encrypts the password into the +password_digest+ attribute, only if the
       # new password is not blank.
       #