diff --git a/src/pytkdocs/loader.py b/src/pytkdocs/loader.py
index f5bf9fc..336effc 100644
--- a/src/pytkdocs/loader.py
+++ b/src/pytkdocs/loader.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import inspect
 import pkgutil
 import re
+from contextlib import suppress
 from functools import lru_cache
 from itertools import chain
 from operator import attrgetter
@@ -554,8 +555,9 @@ def detect_field_model(self, attr_name: str, direct_members: Sequence[str], all_
         ):
             return False
 
-        if remainder and not attrgetter(remainder)(all_members[first_order_attr_name]):  # noqa: SIM103
-            return False
+        if remainder:
+            with suppress(AttributeError):
+                return bool(attrgetter(remainder)(all_members[first_order_attr_name]))
         return True
 
     def add_fields(