diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index 3fbd089e166..3319177d325 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@ instance.web.form.FormRenderingEngine = instance.web.form.FormRenderingEngineInt
 
         this.$form.appendTo(this.$target);
 
-        _.each(this.fields_to_init, function($elem) {
+        var ws = _.map(this.fields_to_init, function($elem) {
             var name = $elem.attr("name");
             if (!self.fvg.fields[name]) {
                 throw new Error("Field '" + name + "' specified in view could not be found.");
@@ -1228,7 +1228,10 @@ instance.web.form.FormRenderingEngine = instance.web.form.FormRenderingEngineInt
             }
             self.alter_field(w);
             self.view.register_field(w, $elem.attr("name"));
-            w.replace($elem);
+            return [w, $elem];
+        });
+        _.each(ws, function(w) {
+            w[0].replace(w[1]);
         });
         _.each(this.tags_to_init, function($elem) {
             var tag_name = $elem[0].tagName.toLowerCase();