diff --git a/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner.py b/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner.py
index ea3c7f240ad..af222af372e 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner.py
+++ b/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner.py
@@ -222,8 +222,10 @@ class res_partner(osv.osv):
         return True
 
     def address_get(self, cr, uid, ids, adr_pref=['default']):
-        cr.execute('select type,id from res_partner_address where partner_id IN %s and active',(tuple(ids),))
-        res = cr.fetchall()
+        address_obj = self.pool.get('res.partner.address')
+        address_ids = address_obj.search(cr, uid, [('partner_id', '=', ids)])
+        address_rec = address_obj.read(cr, uid, address_ids, ['type'])
+        res = list(tuple(addr.values()) for addr in address_rec)
         adr = dict(res)
         # get the id of the (first) default address if there is one,
         # otherwise get the id of the first address in the list