diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir.xml b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir.xml
index 1280ad5f5e7..ea3103f9b9a 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir.xml
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir.xml
@@ -1748,7 +1748,7 @@
Property multi-company
- ['|',('company_id','=',user.company_id.id),('company_id','=',False)]
+ ['|',('company_id','child_of',[user.company_id.id]),('company_id','=',False)]