diff --git a/lib/active_model/serializer/adapter/json_api.rb b/lib/active_model/serializer/adapter/json_api.rb
index e50f17cc..1bd9ce52 100644
--- a/lib/active_model/serializer/adapter/json_api.rb
+++ b/lib/active_model/serializer/adapter/json_api.rb
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ class ActiveModel::Serializer::Adapter::JsonApi < ActiveModel::Serializer::Adapt
 
         def initialize(serializer, options = {})
           super
-          @hash = { data: [] }
-
           @included = ActiveModel::Serializer::Utils.include_args_to_hash(@options[:include])
           fields = options.delete(:fields)
           if fields
@@ -19,26 +17,10 @@ class ActiveModel::Serializer::Adapter::JsonApi < ActiveModel::Serializer::Adapt
         def serializable_hash(options = nil)
           options ||= {}
           if serializer.respond_to?(:each)
-            serializer.each do |s|
-              result = self.class.new(s, @options.merge(fieldset: @fieldset)).serializable_hash(options)
-              @hash[:data] << result[:data]
-
-              if result[:included]
-                @hash[:included] ||= []
-                @hash[:included] |= result[:included]
-              end
-            end
-
-            add_links(options)
+            serializable_hash_for_collection(serializer, options)
           else
-            primary_data = primary_data_for(serializer, options)
-            relationships = relationships_for(serializer)
-            included = included_for(serializer)
-            @hash[:data] = primary_data
-            @hash[:data][:relationships] = relationships if relationships.any?
-            @hash[:included] = included if included.any?
+            serializable_hash_for_single_resource(serializer, options)
           end
-          @hash
         end
 
         def fragment_cache(cached_hash, non_cached_hash)
@@ -48,6 +30,37 @@ class ActiveModel::Serializer::Adapter::JsonApi < ActiveModel::Serializer::Adapt
 
         private
 
+        def serializable_hash_for_collection(serializer, options)
+          hash = { data: [] }
+          serializer.each do |s|
+            result = self.class.new(s, @options.merge(fieldset: @fieldset)).serializable_hash(options)
+            hash[:data] << result[:data]
+
+            if result[:included]
+              hash[:included] ||= []
+              hash[:included] |= result[:included]
+            end
+          end
+
+          if serializer.paginated?
+            hash[:links] ||= {}
+            hash[:links].update(links_for(serializer, options))
+          end
+
+          hash
+        end
+
+        def serializable_hash_for_single_resource(serializer, options)
+          primary_data = primary_data_for(serializer, options)
+          relationships = relationships_for(serializer)
+          included = included_for(serializer)
+          hash = { data: primary_data }
+          hash[:data][:relationships] = relationships if relationships.any?
+          hash[:included] = included if included.any?
+
+          hash
+        end
+
         def resource_identifier_type_for(serializer)
           if ActiveModel::Serializer.config.jsonapi_resource_type == :singular
             serializer.object.class.model_name.singular
@@ -139,20 +152,7 @@ class ActiveModel::Serializer::Adapter::JsonApi < ActiveModel::Serializer::Adapt
           end
         end
 
-        def add_links(options)
-          links = @hash.fetch(:links) { {} }
-          collection = serializer.object
-          @hash[:links] = add_pagination_links(links, collection, options) if paginated?(collection)
-        end
-
-        def add_pagination_links(links, resources, options)
-          pagination_links = ActiveModel::Serializer::Adapter::JsonApi::PaginationLinks.new(resources, options[:context]).serializable_hash(options)
-          links.update(pagination_links)
-        end
-
-        def paginated?(collection)
-          collection.respond_to?(:current_page) &&
-            collection.respond_to?(:total_pages) &&
-            collection.respond_to?(:size)
+        def links_for(serializer, options)
+          JsonApi::PaginationLinks.new(serializer.object, options[:context]).serializable_hash(options)
         end
 end
diff --git a/lib/active_model/serializer/array_serializer.rb b/lib/active_model/serializer/array_serializer.rb
index 252eadf2..54cb17a0 100644
--- a/lib/active_model/serializer/array_serializer.rb
+++ b/lib/active_model/serializer/array_serializer.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ module ActiveModel
         key = root || @serializers.first.try(:json_key) || object.try(:name).try(:underscore)
         key.try(:pluralize)
       end
+
+      def paginated?
+        object.respond_to?(:current_page) &&
+          object.respond_to?(:total_pages) &&
+          object.respond_to?(:size)
+      end
     end
   end
 end