diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner_view.xml b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner_view.xml
index 1de1419eb5e..d39e2eea3ce 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner_view.xml
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner_view.xml
@@ -328,12 +328,12 @@
                 <form string="Partners">
                     <group col="8" colspan="4">
                         <group col="2">
-                            <field name="is_company" on_change="onchange_type(is_company, title,child_ids)" attrs="{'required': True}"/>
+                            <field name="is_company" on_change="onchange_type(is_company, title,child_ids)" required="1"/>
                             <field name="function" attrs="{'invisible': [('is_company','=', 'partner')]}" colspan="2"/>
                             <field name="title" size="0" groups="base.group_extended" domain="[('domain', '=', is_company)]"/>
                         </group>
                         <group col="2">
-                            <field name="name" attrs="{'required': True}"/>
+                            <field name="name" required="1"/>
                             <field name="parent_id" string="Company" attrs="{'invisible': [('is_company','=', 'partner')]}" domain="[('is_company', '=', 'partner')]" context="{'default_is_company': 'partner'}" on_change="onchange_address(use_parent_address, parent_id)"/>
                         </group>
                         <group col="2">