diff --git a/addons/portal/portal_data.xml b/addons/portal/portal_data.xml
index 8014519895d..aadc7fc5db4 100644
--- a/addons/portal/portal_data.xml
+++ b/addons/portal/portal_data.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         <!-- Mail group for the company's news -->
         <record id="company_news_feed" model="mail.group">
             <field name="name">Company's news</field>
-            <field name="public" eval="public"/>
+            <field name="public">public</field>
         </record>
 
         <record id="action_news" model="ir.actions.act_window">
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         <!-- Mail group for the company's jobs -->
         <record id="company_jobs" model="mail.group">
             <field name="name">Company's jobs</field>
-            <field name="public" eval="public"/>
+            <field name="public">public</field>
         </record>
 
         <record id="action_jobs" model="ir.actions.act_window">