diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_actions_report.py b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_actions_report.py
index 027f2abd29b..c33a408ae61 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_actions_report.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_actions_report.py
@@ -467,7 +467,10 @@ class IrActionsReport(models.Model):
             )
             return barcode.asString('png')
         except (ValueError, AttributeError):
-            raise ValueError("Cannot convert into barcode.")
+            if barcode_type == 'Code128':
+                raise ValueError("Cannot convert into barcode.")
+            else:
+                return self.barcode('Code128', value, width=width, height=height, humanreadable=humanreadable)
 
     @api.multi
     def render_template(self, template, values=None):