diff --git a/addons/account/account_view.xml b/addons/account/account_view.xml
index f1faf7cbbf1..9d45e212bf2 100644
--- a/addons/account/account_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account/account_view.xml
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@
                     <group col="7" colspan="4">
                         <field name="name" select="1"/>
                         <field name="date" select="1" on_change="onchange_date(date)"/>
-                        <field name="journal_id" domain="[('type', '=', 'bank')]" on_change="onchange_journal_id(journal_id)" select="1"/>
+                        <field name="journal_id" domain="[('type', '=', 'bank')]" on_change="onchange_journal_id(journal_id)" select="1" widget="selection"/>
                         <newline/>
                         <field name="period_id"/>
                         <field name="balance_start"/>