diff --git a/openerp/osv/orm.py b/openerp/osv/orm.py
index e9c857d1f3b..829ba6a2bde 100644
--- a/openerp/osv/orm.py
+++ b/openerp/osv/orm.py
@@ -383,16 +383,18 @@ class browse_record(object):
                 raise KeyError(error_msg)
 
             # if the field is a classic one or a many2one, we'll fetch all classic and many2one fields
-            if col._prefetch:
+            if col._prefetch and not col.groups:
                 # gen the list of "local" (ie not inherited) fields which are classic or many2one
-                fields_to_fetch = filter(lambda x: x[1]._classic_write and x[1]._prefetch, self._table._columns.items())
+                field_filter = lambda x: x[1]._classic_write and x[1]._prefetch and not x[1].groups
+                fields_to_fetch = filter(field_filter, self._table._columns.items())
                 # gen the list of inherited fields
                 inherits = map(lambda x: (x[0], x[1][2]), self._table._inherit_fields.items())
                 # complete the field list with the inherited fields which are classic or many2one
-                fields_to_fetch += filter(lambda x: x[1]._classic_write and x[1]._prefetch, inherits)
+                fields_to_fetch += filter(field_filter, inherits)
             # otherwise we fetch only that field
             else:
                 fields_to_fetch = [(name, col)]
+
             ids = filter(lambda id: name not in self._data[id], self._data.keys())
             # read the results
             field_names = map(lambda x: x[0], fields_to_fetch)