diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/search.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/search.js
index 07d1407392e..570c17649c1 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/search.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/search.js
@@ -1547,7 +1547,7 @@ instance.web.search.ManyToOneField = instance.web.search.CharField.extend({
             context: context
         }).then(function (results) {
             if (_.isEmpty(results)) { return null; }
-            return [{label: _.escape(self.attrs.string)}].concat(
+            return [{label: self.attrs.string}].concat(
                 _(results).map(function (result) {
                     return {
                         label: _.escape(result[1]),