diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_users_view.xml b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_users_view.xml
index eec8b62daa6..7b9e0807c29 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_users_view.xml
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_users_view.xml
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@
                         <field name="name" readonly="1" class="oe_inline"/>
                         (<field name="login" readonly="1" class="oe_inline"/>)
                     </h1>
+                    <button name="preference_change_password" type="object" string="Change password" class="oe_link"/>
                     <group name="preferences" col="4">
                         <field name="lang" readonly="0"/>
                         <field name="tz" readonly="0"/>
@@ -213,7 +214,6 @@
                         <field name="signature" readonly="0"/>
                     </group>
                     <footer>
-                        <button name="preference_change_password" type="object" string="Change password"/>
                         <button name="preference_save" type="object" string="Save"/>
                         or
                         <button name="preference_cancel" string="Cancel" special="cancel" class="oe_link"/>