diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
index 3fafc3391f8..d2992c3958a 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
             <header>
                 <button name="case_close_with_emp" string="Hire" type="object"
                         class="oe_highlight"
-                        attrs="{'invisible':[('emp_id','!=',False)]}"/>
+                        attrs="{'invisible':['|',('emp_id','!=',False), ('state','=','cancel')]}"/>
                 <button name="case_cancel" string="Refuse" type="object"
                         states="draft,open,pending" class="oe_highlight"/>
                 <field name="stage_id" widget="statusbar" clickable="True"/>