diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/pivot/pivot_renderer.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/pivot/pivot_renderer.js
index 95681d8f1c7..8335c7c29f5 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/pivot/pivot_renderer.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/pivot/pivot_renderer.js
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ odoo.define('web.PivotRenderer', function (require) {
     const OwlAbstractRenderer = require('web.AbstractRendererOwl');
     const field_utils = require('web.field_utils');
     const patchMixin = require('web.patchMixin');
-    const core = require('web.core');
-    const _t = core._t;
 
     const { useExternalListener, useState, onMounted, onPatched } = owl.hooks;
 
@@ -52,9 +50,6 @@ odoo.define('web.PivotRenderer', function (require) {
             if (!this.env.device.isMobile) {
                 useExternalListener(window, 'click', this._resetState);
             }
-            if (!props.hasData || !props.measures.length) {
-                this.description = _t("Try to add some records, or make sure that there is at least one measure and no active filter in the search bar.");
-            }
         }
 
         //----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/xml/pivot.xml b/addons/web/static/src/xml/pivot.xml
index 1864052f0be..9522cb7e1c4 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/xml/pivot.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/xml/pivot.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@
 <templates>
 
     <div t-name="web.PivotRenderer" class="o_pivot" owl="1">
-        <t t-if="!props.hasData || !props.measures.length" t-call="web.NoContentHelper"/>
+        <t t-if="!props.hasData || !props.measures.length">
+            <t t-set="description">
+                Try to add some records, or make sure that there is at least one measure and no active filter in the search bar
+            </t>
+            <t t-call="web.NoContentHelper"/>
+        </t>
         <table t-else="1" class="table-hover table-sm table-bordered" t-att-class="{ o_enable_linking: !props.disableLinking }">
             <thead>
                 <tr t-foreach="props.table.headers" t-as="row" t-key="'header_' + row_index">