diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
index e8afac04cb4..9eaf7cda025 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
                 <form string="Leave Request">
                     <group col="8" colspan="4">
                     <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" groups="base.group_hr_manager"/>
+                    <field name="holiday_type" on_change="onchange_type(holiday_type)" attrs="{'readonly':[('state','!=','draft')]}" width="130" string="Mode" groups="base.group_hr_manager"/>
                     <group attrs="{'invisible':[('holiday_type','=','employee')]}">
                         <field name="category_id" attrs="{'required':[('holiday_type','=','category')], 'readonly':[('state','!=','draft')]}"/>
                         </group>
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
             <form string="Allocation Request">
                 <group col="8" colspan="4">
                     <field name="name"/>
-                    <field name="holiday_type" on_change="onchange_type(holiday_type)" attrs="{'readonly':[('state','!=','draft')]}" string="Allocation Category" groups="base.group_hr_manager"/>
+                    <field name="holiday_type" on_change="onchange_type(holiday_type)" attrs="{'readonly':[('state','!=','draft')]}" string="Allocation Mode" groups="base.group_hr_manager"/>
                         <group attrs="{'invisible':[('holiday_type','=','category')]}">
                         <field name="employee_id" attrs="{'required':[('holiday_type','=','employee')]}"/>
                         </group>