diff --git a/django/db/models/options.py b/django/db/models/options.py
index 15cb18b133..6f0f406aaa 100644
--- a/django/db/models/options.py
+++ b/django/db/models/options.py
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ class Options(object):
                     cache[obj] = parent
                 else:
                     cache[obj] = model
-        for klass in get_models():
+        for klass in get_models(only_installed=False):
             for f in klass._meta.local_many_to_many:
                 if f.rel and not isinstance(f.rel.to, str) and self == f.rel.to._meta:
                     cache[RelatedObject(f.rel.to, klass, f)] = None
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/app_loading/not_installed/models.py b/tests/regressiontests/app_loading/not_installed/models.py
index f62235dfd5..1e4b59894c 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/app_loading/not_installed/models.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/app_loading/not_installed/models.py
@@ -7,3 +7,7 @@ class NotInstalledModel(models.Model):
 
 class RelatedModel(models.Model):
     not_installed = models.ForeignKey(NotInstalledModel)
+
+
+class M2MRelatedModel(models.Model):
+    not_installed = models.ManyToManyField(NotInstalledModel)
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/app_loading/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/app_loading/tests.py
index 3036ab8c07..749f24aeb1 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/app_loading/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/app_loading/tests.py
@@ -122,4 +122,4 @@ class NotInstalledModelsTest(TestCase):
         from .not_installed.models import NotInstalledModel
         self.assertEqual(
             set(NotInstalledModel._meta.get_all_field_names()),
-            set(["id", "relatedmodel"]))
+            set(["id", "relatedmodel", "m2mrelatedmodel"]))