diff --git a/mongoengine/queryset/base.py b/mongoengine/queryset/base.py
index f10b1e32..95f4ae64 100644
--- a/mongoengine/queryset/base.py
+++ b/mongoengine/queryset/base.py
@@ -620,7 +620,9 @@ class BaseQuerySet(object):
                 doc_map[doc['_id']] = self._get_as_pymongo(doc)
         else:
             for doc in docs:
-                doc_map[doc['_id']] = self._document._from_son(doc, only_fields=self.only_fields)
+                doc_map[doc['_id']] = self._document._from_son(doc,
+                        only_fields=self.only_fields,
+                        _auto_dereference=self._auto_dereference)
 
         return doc_map