diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/models/res_config.py b/odoo/addons/base/models/res_config.py
index 7ba7a090b9d..97065bfa79c 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/models/res_config.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/models/res_config.py
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ class ResConfigSettings(models.TransientModel, ResConfigModuleInstallationMixin)
                 if field.type not in ('boolean', 'selection'):
                     raise Exception("Field %s must have type 'boolean' or 'selection'" % field)
                 modules += IrModule._get(name[7:])
-            elif hasattr(field, 'config_parameter'):
+            elif hasattr(field, 'config_parameter') and field.config_parameter:
                 if field.type not in ('boolean', 'integer', 'float', 'char', 'selection', 'many2one', 'datetime'):
                     raise Exception("Field %s must have type 'boolean', 'integer', 'float', 'char', 'selection', 'many2one' or 'datetime'" % field)
                 configs.append((name, field.config_parameter))