diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index a1486b5522d..2b24c4d9c1a 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -1612,7 +1612,7 @@ instance.web.form.FormRenderingEngine = instance.web.form.FormRenderingEngineInt
     * the processing of the page.
     */
     attach_node_attr: function($new_element, $node, attr) {
-        $new_element.data('autofocus', $node.attr(attr));
+        $new_element.data(attr, $node.attr(attr));
     }
 });