diff --git a/django/db/models/fields/related_descriptors.py b/django/db/models/fields/related_descriptors.py
index 818c0d4d7c..39d7223d8a 100644
--- a/django/db/models/fields/related_descriptors.py
+++ b/django/db/models/fields/related_descriptors.py
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ class ForwardManyToOneDescriptor:
     @cached_property
     def RelatedObjectDoesNotExist(self):
         # The exception can't be created at initialization time since the
-        # related model might not be resolved yet; `rel.model` might still be
-        # a string model reference.
+        # related model might not be resolved yet; `self.field.model` might
+        # still be a string model reference.
         return type(
             'RelatedObjectDoesNotExist',
             (self.field.remote_field.model.DoesNotExist, AttributeError),