diff --git a/django/db/models/fields/related.py b/django/db/models/fields/related.py
index 8ddbb5ba68..536b3dd601 100644
--- a/django/db/models/fields/related.py
+++ b/django/db/models/fields/related.py
@@ -1309,7 +1309,7 @@ class ManyToManyField(RelatedField):
                              "through_fields keyword argument.") % (self, from_model_name),
                             hint=(
                                 'If you want to create a recursive relationship, '
-                                'use ForeignKey("%s", symmetrical=False, through="%s").'
+                                'use ManyToManyField("%s", through="%s").'
                             ) % (
                                 RECURSIVE_RELATIONSHIP_CONSTANT,
                                 relationship_model_name,
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@ class ManyToManyField(RelatedField):
                             "through_fields keyword argument." % (self, to_model_name),
                             hint=(
                                 'If you want to create a recursive relationship, '
-                                'use ForeignKey("%s", symmetrical=False, through="%s").'
+                                'use ManyToManyField("%s", through="%s").'
                             ) % (
                                 RECURSIVE_RELATIONSHIP_CONSTANT,
                                 relationship_model_name,
diff --git a/tests/invalid_models_tests/test_relative_fields.py b/tests/invalid_models_tests/test_relative_fields.py
index a23e8bf044..7e32cced60 100644
--- a/tests/invalid_models_tests/test_relative_fields.py
+++ b/tests/invalid_models_tests/test_relative_fields.py
@@ -150,15 +150,14 @@ class RelativeFieldTests(SimpleTestCase):
                 "through_fields keyword argument.",
                 hint=(
                     'If you want to create a recursive relationship, use '
-                    'ForeignKey("self", symmetrical=False, '
-                    'through="AmbiguousRelationship").'
+                    'ManyToManyField("self", through="AmbiguousRelationship").'
                 ),
                 obj=field,
                 id='fields.E334',
             ),
         ])
 
-    def test_ambiguous_relationship_model(self):
+    def test_ambiguous_relationship_model_to(self):
 
         class Person(models.Model):
             pass
@@ -182,7 +181,7 @@ class RelativeFieldTests(SimpleTestCase):
                 "keyword argument.",
                 hint=(
                     'If you want to create a recursive relationship, use '
-                    'ForeignKey("self", symmetrical=False, through="AmbiguousRelationship").'
+                    'ManyToManyField("self", through="AmbiguousRelationship").'
                 ),
                 obj=field,
                 id='fields.E335',