diff --git a/addons/membership/models/partner.py b/addons/membership/models/partner.py
index 3a13a1e1d33..907efb32b88 100644
--- a/addons/membership/models/partner.py
+++ b/addons/membership/models/partner.py
@@ -44,12 +44,19 @@ class Partner(models.Model):
                  'member_lines.account_invoice_line.invoice_id.partner_id',
                  'free_member',
                  'member_lines.date_to', 'member_lines.date_from',
-                 'associate_member.membership_state')
+                 'associate_member')
     def _compute_membership_state(self):
         values = self._membership_state()
         for partner in self:
             partner.membership_state = values[partner.id]
 
+        # Do not depend directly on "associate_member.membership_state" or we might end up in an
+        # infinite loop. Since we still need this dependency somehow, we explicitly search for the
+        # "parent members" and trigger a recompute.
+        parent_members = self.search([('associate_member', 'in', self.ids)]) - self
+        if parent_members:
+            parent_members._recompute_todo(self._fields['membership_state'])
+
     @api.depends('member_lines.account_invoice_line.invoice_id.state',
                  'member_lines.account_invoice_line.invoice_id.invoice_line_ids',
                  'member_lines.account_invoice_line.invoice_id.payment_ids',