diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
index daff57bad80..3102fdf5f8a 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
                             <field name="name" attrs="{'readonly':[('state','!=','draft'),('state','!=','confirm')]}"/>
                             <field name="holiday_type" on_change="onchange_type(holiday_type)" attrs="{'readonly':[('state','!=','draft')]}" width="130" string="Mode" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
                             <field name="employee_id" attrs="{'required':[('holiday_type','=','employee')],'invisible':[('holiday_type','=','category')]}" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
+                            <field name="department_id" attrs="{'readonly':[('holiday_type','=','category')]}" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
                         </group>
                         <group>
                             <field name="holiday_status_id" on_change="onchange_sec_id(holiday_status_id)" context="{'employee_id':employee_id}"/>
@@ -88,11 +89,10 @@
                         <page string="General">
                             <group>
                                 <group>
-                                    <field name="department_id" attrs="{'readonly':[('holiday_type','=','category')]}" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
+                                    <field name="manager_id" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
                                     <field name="double_validation" invisible="1"/>
                                 </group>
                                 <group>
-                                    <field name="manager_id" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
                                     <field name="manager_id2" attrs="{'invisible':[('double_validation', '!=', True)]}" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
                                 </group>
                             </group>