Index: django/core/management.py
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--- django/core/management.py	(revision 3608)
+++ django/core/management.py	(working copy)
@@ -148,7 +148,10 @@
     pending_references = {}
     for f in opts.fields:
         if isinstance(f, models.ForeignKey):
-            rel_field = f.rel.get_related_field()
+            fld = f
+            while isinstance(fld, models.ForeignKey):
+                rel_field = fld.rel.get_related_field()
+                fld = rel_field
             data_type = get_rel_data_type(rel_field)
         else:
             rel_field = f