diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/validation.py b/django/contrib/admin/validation.py
index 758090f896..595b951b9e 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/validation.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/validation.py
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ def validate(cls, model):
             validate_inline(inline, cls, model)
 
 def validate_inline(cls, parent, parent_model):
+    
+    fk = _get_foreign_key(parent_model, cls.model, fk_name=cls.fk_name, can_fail=True)
+    
     # model is already verified to exist and be a Model
     if cls.fk_name: # default value is None
         f = get_field(cls, cls.model, cls.model._meta, 'fk_name', cls.fk_name)
@@ -169,7 +172,6 @@ def validate_inline(cls, parent, parent_model):
 
     # exclude
     if hasattr(cls, 'exclude') and cls.exclude:
-        fk = _get_foreign_key(parent_model, cls.model, fk_name=cls.fk_name, can_fail=True)
         if fk and fk.name in cls.exclude:
             raise ImproperlyConfigured("%s cannot exclude the field "
                     "'%s' - this is the foreign key to the parent model "
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_validation/models.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_validation/models.py
index 08d8d94b4f..5506114841 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/admin_validation/models.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_validation/models.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class Song(models.Model):
         return self.title
 
 
-class Model11709(models.Model):
+class TwoAlbumFKAndAnE(models.Model):
     album1 = models.ForeignKey(Album, related_name="album1_set")
     album2 = models.ForeignKey(Album, related_name="album2_set")
     e = models.CharField(max_length=1)
@@ -72,11 +72,27 @@ ImproperlyConfigured: SongInline cannot exclude the field 'album' - this is the
 # given) make sure fk_name is honored or things blow up when there is more
 # than one fk to the parent model.
 
->>> class Model11709Inline(admin.TabularInline):
-...     model = Model11709
+>>> class TwoAlbumFKAndAnEInline(admin.TabularInline):
+...     model = TwoAlbumFKAndAnE
 ...     exclude = ("e",)
 ...     fk_name = "album1"
 
->>> validate_inline(Model11709Inline, None, Album)
+>>> validate_inline(TwoAlbumFKAndAnEInline, None, Album)
+
+# Ensure inlines validate that they can be used correctly.
+
+>>> class TwoAlbumFKAndAnEInline(admin.TabularInline):
+...     model = TwoAlbumFKAndAnE
+
+>>> validate_inline(TwoAlbumFKAndAnEInline, None, Album)
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+    ...
+Exception: <class 'regressiontests.admin_validation.models.TwoAlbumFKAndAnE'> has more than 1 ForeignKey to <class 'regressiontests.admin_validation.models.Album'>
+
+>>> class TwoAlbumFKAndAnEInline(admin.TabularInline):
+...     model = TwoAlbumFKAndAnE
+...     fk_name = "album1"
+
+>>> validate_inline(TwoAlbumFKAndAnEInline, None, Album)
 
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