diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form/form_controller.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form/form_controller.js
index 30eea51d740..c3acdf71e0a 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form/form_controller.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form/form_controller.js
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ var FormController = BasicController.extend({
             for (var k = 0; k < changedFields.length; k++) {
                 var field = fields[changedFields[k]];
                 var fieldData = data[changedFields[k]];
-                if (field.translate && fieldData) {
+                if (field.translate && fieldData && fieldData !== '<p><br></p>') {
                     alertFields[changedFields[k]] = field;
                 }
             }