diff --git a/addons/hr/hr_department_view.xml b/addons/hr/hr_department_view.xml
index 08fa5e0d7d8..fe6f75244ef 100644
--- a/addons/hr/hr_department_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/hr_department_view.xml
@@ -71,11 +71,9 @@
             <field name="model">res.users</field>
             <field name="inherit_id" ref="base.view_users_form"/>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <notebook position="inside">
-                    <page string="Departments" groups="base.group_extended">
+				<xpath expr="/form/notebook" position="before">
                         <field name="context_department_id" completion="1" widget="selection" string="Department"/>
-                    </page>
-                </notebook>
+                </xpath>
             </field>
         </record>
         <record model="ir.ui.view" id="view_department_form_simple_modif_inherited1">