Index: django/contrib/comments/templatetags/comments.py
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--- django/contrib/comments/templatetags/comments.py	(revision 925)
+++ django/contrib/comments/templatetags/comments.py	(working copy)
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@
             'site__id__exact': settings.SITE_ID,
         }
         kwargs.update(self.extra_kwargs)
+        comment_list = get_list_function(**kwargs).order_by(self.ordering + 'submit_date').select_related()
         if not self.free and settings.COMMENTS_BANNED_USERS_GROUP:
-            kwargs['select'] = {'is_hidden': 'user_id IN (SELECT user_id FROM auth_user_groups WHERE group_id = %s)' % settings.COMMENTS_BANNED_USERS_GROUP}
-        comment_list = get_list_function(**kwargs).order_by(self.ordering + 'submit_date').select_related()
+            comment_list = comment_list.extra(select={'is_hidden': 'user_id IN (SELECT user_id FROM auth_user_groups WHERE group_id = %s)' % settings.COMMENTS_BANNED_USERS_GROUP})
 
         if not self.free:
             if context.has_key('user') and context['user'].is_authenticated():