diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
index dd3c00d4514..1ded2e67db9 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
@@ -375,12 +375,16 @@
         <field name="model">hr.recruitment.stage</field>
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <form string="Stage" version="7.0">
-                <group string="Stage Definition" col="4">
-                    <field name="name"/>
-                    <field name="department_id"/>
-                    <field name="sequence"/>
-                    <field name="state"/>
-                    <field name="fold"/>
+                <group string="Stage Definition">
+                    <group>
+                        <field name="name"/>
+                        <field name="department_id"/>
+                    </group>
+                    <group>
+                        <field name="state"/>
+                        <field name="sequence"/>
+                        <field name="fold"/>
+                    </group>
                 </group>
                 <separator string="Requirements"/>
                 <field name="requirements"/>