diff --git a/addons/mail/res_users.py b/addons/mail/res_users.py
index e928edc391f..2a77f56b5c4 100644
--- a/addons/mail/res_users.py
+++ b/addons/mail/res_users.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class res_users(osv.osv):
                         help="Choose whether you want to receive an email when you receive new feeds."),
     }
     
-    _default = {
+    _defaults = {
         'notification_email_pref': 'all',
     }