diff --git a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban_view.js b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban_view.js
index ab17e44fb03..9c9342da41c 100644
--- a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban_view.js
+++ b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban_view.js
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ var KanbanView = View.extend({
                     group.id = value instanceof Array ? value[0] : value;
                     var field = self.fields_view.fields[self.group_by_field];
                     if (field && field.type === "selection") {
-                        value= _.find(field.selection, function (s) { return s[0] === group.attributes.value; });
+                        value= _.find(field.selection, function (s) { return s[0] === group.id; });
                     }
                     group.title = (value instanceof Array ? value[1] : value) || _t("Undefined");
                     group.values = {};