diff --git a/django/core/management.py b/django/core/management.py
index 4e6a5f45b3..b086663002 100644
--- a/django/core/management.py
+++ b/django/core/management.py
@@ -539,6 +539,7 @@ def syncdb(verbosity=1, interactive=True):
     # Install custom SQL for the app (but only if this
     # is a model we've just created)
     for app in models.get_apps():
+        app_name = app.__name__.split('.')[-2]
         for model in models.get_models(app):
             if model in created_models:
                 custom_sql = get_custom_sql_for_model(model)