diff --git a/addons/mrp/views/mrp_production_views.xml b/addons/mrp/views/mrp_production_views.xml
index c26d77d7f1b..d5301cca3c9 100644
--- a/addons/mrp/views/mrp_production_views.xml
+++ b/addons/mrp/views/mrp_production_views.xml
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
                             <field name="id" invisible="1"/>
                             <field name="product_id" attrs="{'readonly': [('state', '!=', 'draft')]}"/>
                             <field name="product_tmpl_id" invisible="1"/>
-                            <field name="product_description_variants" attrs="{'readonly': [('state', '!=', 'draft')]}"/>
+                            <field name="product_description_variants" attrs="{'invisible': [('product_description_variants', '=', False)], 'readonly': [('state', '!=', 'draft')]}"/>
                             <label for="product_qty"/>
                             <div class="o_row no-gutters d-flex">
                                 <div class="col">
diff --git a/addons/purchase_requisition/views/purchase_requisition_views.xml b/addons/purchase_requisition/views/purchase_requisition_views.xml
index ca045f8d8ae..afbbb59fee6 100644
--- a/addons/purchase_requisition/views/purchase_requisition_views.xml
+++ b/addons/purchase_requisition/views/purchase_requisition_views.xml
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
                             <tree string="Products" editable="bottom">
                                 <field name="product_id" context="{'default_purchase_requisition': 'tenders'}"
                                        domain="[('purchase_ok', '=', True), '|', ('company_id', '=', False), ('company_id', '=', parent.company_id)]"/>
-                                <field name="product_description_variants" attrs="{'readonly': [('parent.state', '!=', 'draft')]}"/>
+                                <field name="product_description_variants" attrs="{'invisible': [('product_description_variants', '=', '')], 'readonly': [('parent.state', '!=', 'draft')]}"/>
                                 <field name="product_qty"/>
                                 <field name="qty_ordered" optional="show"/>
                                 <field name="product_uom_category_id" invisible="1"/>