diff --git a/django/db/migrations/autodetector.py b/django/db/migrations/autodetector.py
index c3a3424cd1..6f7f446c84 100644
--- a/django/db/migrations/autodetector.py
+++ b/django/db/migrations/autodetector.py
@@ -254,13 +254,13 @@ class MigrationAutodetector(object):
                                     # If we can't find the other app, we add a first/last dependency,
                                     # but only if we've already been through once and checked everything
                                     if chop_mode:
-                                        # If the app already exists, we add __last__, as we don't know which
+                                        # If the app already exists, we add __latest__, as we don't know which
                                         # migration contains the target field.
                                         # If it's not yet migrated or has no migrations, we use __first__
                                         if graph and not graph.root_nodes(dep[0]):
                                             operation_dependencies.add((dep[0], "__first__"))
                                         else:
-                                            operation_dependencies.add((dep[0], "__last__"))
+                                            operation_dependencies.add((dep[0], "__latest__"))
                                     else:
                                         deps_satisfied = False
                     if deps_satisfied:
diff --git a/tests/migrations/test_autodetector.py b/tests/migrations/test_autodetector.py
index 557c7d0499..f6b88030d5 100644
--- a/tests/migrations/test_autodetector.py
+++ b/tests/migrations/test_autodetector.py
@@ -1045,4 +1045,4 @@ class AutodetectorTests(TestCase):
         self.assertOperationTypes(changes, 'otherapp', 0, ["CreateModel"])
         self.assertOperationAttributes(changes, 'otherapp', 0, 0, name="Book")
         # Right dependencies?
-        self.assertEqual(changes['otherapp'][0].dependencies, [("migrations", "__last__")])
+        self.assertEqual(changes['otherapp'][0].dependencies, [("migrations", "__latest__")])