diff --git a/addons/test_mail/static/tests/activity_tests.js b/addons/test_mail/static/tests/activity_tests.js
index 81879c83aac..e0e12f12189 100644
--- a/addons/test_mail/static/tests/activity_tests.js
+++ b/addons/test_mail/static/tests/activity_tests.js
@@ -1393,9 +1393,7 @@ QUnit.module("test_mail", {}, function () {
         assert.ok(
             target
                 .querySelector(".o_activity_record img")
-                .dataset.src.endsWith(
-                    "/web/image?model=partner&field=image&id=2&unique=1659688620000"
-                ),
+                .dataset.src.endsWith("/web/image?model=partner&field=image&id=2"),
             "image src is the preview image given in option"
         );
     });
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_record.js b/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_record.js
index a870d4af664..bcffbac196f 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_record.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_record.js
@@ -149,12 +149,15 @@ export function getImageSrcFromRecordInfo(record, model, field, idOrIds, placeho
         return placeholder;
     } else {
         // Else: fetches the image related to the given id.
-        return url("/web/image", {
+        const params = {
             model,
             field,
             id,
-            unique: imageCacheKey(record.data.write_date),
-        });
+        };
+        if (isCurrentRecord) {
+            params.unique = imageCacheKey(record.data.write_date);
+        }
+        return url("/web/image", params);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban/kanban_view_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban/kanban_view_tests.js
index 206bad364c6..5c38cb82af5 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban/kanban_view_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban/kanban_view_tests.js
@@ -10916,12 +10916,12 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
         });
         assert.containsOnce(
             target,
-            'img[data-src*="/web/image"][data-src$="&id=1&unique="]',
+            'img[data-src*="/web/image"][data-src$="&id=1"]',
             "image url should contain id of set partner_id"
         );
         assert.containsOnce(
             target,
-            'img[data-src*="/web/image"][data-src$="&id=&unique="]',
+            'img[data-src*="/web/image"][data-src$="&id="]',
             "image url should contain an empty id if partner_id is not set"
         );
     });