diff --git a/addons/account/models/account_move.py b/addons/account/models/account_move.py
index 47ae40d49b3..f5b9cabe927 100644
--- a/addons/account/models/account_move.py
+++ b/addons/account/models/account_move.py
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ class AccountMoveLine(models.Model):
     tax_line_id = fields.Many2one('account.tax', string='Originator tax', ondelete='restrict')
     analytic_account_id = fields.Many2one('account.analytic.account', string='Analytic Account')
     analytic_tag_ids = fields.Many2many('account.analytic.tag', string='Analytic tags')
-    company_id = fields.Many2one('res.company', related='account_id.company_id', string='Company', store=True)
+    company_id = fields.Many2one('res.company', related='account_id.company_id', string='Company', store=True, readonly=True)
     counterpart = fields.Char("Counterpart", compute='_get_counterpart', help="Compute the counter part accounts of this journal item for this journal entry. This can be needed in reports.")
 
     # TODO: put the invoice link and partner_id on the account_move