diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/legacy/legacy_load_views.js b/addons/web/static/src/legacy/legacy_load_views.js
index fa50c822799..1508e3e0d52 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/legacy/legacy_load_views.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/legacy/legacy_load_views.js
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ export function processArch(arch, viewType, resModel, models) {
             const fieldName = node.getAttribute("name");
             viewFields[fieldName] = viewFields[fieldName] || {
                 ...models[resModel][fieldName],
+                string: node.getAttribute("string") || models[resModel][fieldName].string,
                 views: {},
             };
             // extract subviews