diff --git a/lib/sql.js b/lib/sql.js
index 1777602e..23e4c741 100644
--- a/lib/sql.js
+++ b/lib/sql.js
@@ -292,8 +292,14 @@ BaseSQL.prototype.count = function count(model, callback, where) {
   var self = this;
   var props = this._models[model].properties;
 
+  var whereClause = '';
+  if (typeof this.buildWhere === 'function') {
+    whereClause = this.buildWhere(model, where);
+  } else {
+    whereClause = buildWhere(where);
+  }
   this.queryOne('SELECT count(*) as cnt FROM ' +
-    this.tableEscaped(model) + ' ' + buildWhere(where), function (err, res) {
+    this.tableEscaped(model) + ' ' + whereClause, function (err, res) {
     if (err) {
       return callback(err);
     }