diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/core/common/record.js b/addons/mail/static/src/core/common/record.js
index 1886ff1889e..7acabf05219 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/core/common/record.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/core/common/record.js
@@ -238,7 +238,9 @@ export function makeStore(env) {
                             this[name] = defaultVal;
                         }
                         const rfield = toRaw(field);
-                        onChange(proxy, name, () => (rfield.changed = true));
+                        if (compute || sort) {
+                            onChange(proxy, name, () => (rfield.changed = true));
+                        }
                         if (compute) {
                             const proxy2 = reactive(proxy, () => rfield.requestCompute());
                             Object.assign(rfield, {