diff --git a/rest_framework/schemas.py b/rest_framework/schemas.py
index 859a6c9bd..3d4145f2e 100644
--- a/rest_framework/schemas.py
+++ b/rest_framework/schemas.py
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ class SchemaGenerator(object):
             return []
 
         pagination = getattr(view, 'pagination_class', None)
-        if not pagination or not pagination.page_size:
+        if not pagination or not getattr(pagination, 'page_size', None):
             return []
 
         paginator = view.pagination_class()