diff --git a/django/db/models/sql/compiler.py b/django/db/models/sql/compiler.py
index ca422803a6..a3e7de3788 100644
--- a/django/db/models/sql/compiler.py
+++ b/django/db/models/sql/compiler.py
@@ -1105,8 +1105,8 @@ class SQLDateTimeCompiler(SQLCompiler):
                 if settings.USE_TZ:
                     if datetime is None:
                         raise ValueError("Database returned an invalid value "
-                                         "in QuerySet.dates(). Are time zone "
-                                         "definitions and pytz installed?")
+                                         "in QuerySet.datetimes(). Are time zone "
+                                         "definitions for your database and pytz installed?")
                     datetime = datetime.replace(tzinfo=None)
                     datetime = timezone.make_aware(datetime, self.query.tzinfo)
                 yield datetime