diff --git a/django/db/models/query.py b/django/db/models/query.py
index 07d6ffd4ca..d655ede8d9 100644
--- a/django/db/models/query.py
+++ b/django/db/models/query.py
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ class QuerySet:
     def query(self):
         if self._deferred_filter:
             negate, args, kwargs = self._deferred_filter
-            self._filter_or_exclude_inplace(negate, *args, **kwargs)
+            self._filter_or_exclude_inplace(negate, args, kwargs)
             self._deferred_filter = None
         return self._query
 
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ class QuerySet:
         set.
         """
         self._not_support_combined_queries('filter')
-        return self._filter_or_exclude(False, *args, **kwargs)
+        return self._filter_or_exclude(False, args, kwargs)
 
     def exclude(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """
@@ -947,9 +947,9 @@ class QuerySet:
         set.
         """
         self._not_support_combined_queries('exclude')
-        return self._filter_or_exclude(True, *args, **kwargs)
+        return self._filter_or_exclude(True, args, kwargs)
 
-    def _filter_or_exclude(self, negate, *args, **kwargs):
+    def _filter_or_exclude(self, negate, args, kwargs):
         if args or kwargs:
             assert not self.query.is_sliced, \
                 "Cannot filter a query once a slice has been taken."
@@ -959,10 +959,10 @@ class QuerySet:
             self._defer_next_filter = False
             clone._deferred_filter = negate, args, kwargs
         else:
-            clone._filter_or_exclude_inplace(negate, *args, **kwargs)
+            clone._filter_or_exclude_inplace(negate, args, kwargs)
         return clone
 
-    def _filter_or_exclude_inplace(self, negate, *args, **kwargs):
+    def _filter_or_exclude_inplace(self, negate, args, kwargs):
         if negate:
             self._query.add_q(~Q(*args, **kwargs))
         else:
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ class QuerySet:
             clone.query.add_q(filter_obj)
             return clone
         else:
-            return self._filter_or_exclude(False, **filter_obj)
+            return self._filter_or_exclude(False, args=(), kwargs=filter_obj)
 
     def _combinator_query(self, combinator, *other_qs, all=False):
         # Clone the query to inherit the select list and everything
diff --git a/tests/queries/models.py b/tests/queries/models.py
index a4f6245aa8..a5faa2a84b 100644
--- a/tests/queries/models.py
+++ b/tests/queries/models.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class Note(models.Model):
     note = models.CharField(max_length=100)
     misc = models.CharField(max_length=10)
     tag = models.ForeignKey(Tag, models.SET_NULL, blank=True, null=True)
+    negate = models.BooleanField(default=True)
 
     class Meta:
         ordering = ['note']
diff --git a/tests/queries/tests.py b/tests/queries/tests.py
index 2863cfb568..f9a57b088a 100644
--- a/tests/queries/tests.py
+++ b/tests/queries/tests.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class Queries1Tests(TestCase):
 
         cls.n1 = Note.objects.create(note='n1', misc='foo', id=1)
         cls.n2 = Note.objects.create(note='n2', misc='bar', id=2)
-        cls.n3 = Note.objects.create(note='n3', misc='foo', id=3)
+        cls.n3 = Note.objects.create(note='n3', misc='foo', id=3, negate=False)
 
         ann1 = Annotation.objects.create(name='a1', tag=cls.t1)
         ann1.notes.add(cls.n1)
@@ -1216,6 +1216,13 @@ class Queries1Tests(TestCase):
             [self.a3, self.a4],
         )
 
+    def test_negate_field(self):
+        self.assertSequenceEqual(
+            Note.objects.filter(negate=True),
+            [self.n1, self.n2],
+        )
+        self.assertSequenceEqual(Note.objects.exclude(negate=True), [self.n3])
+
 
 class Queries2Tests(TestCase):
     @classmethod