diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
index a1759397e21..2f0cf8e9ee1 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ instance.web.UserMenu =  instance.web.Widget.extend({
                 if(res.company_id[0] > 1)
                     topbar_name = _.str.sprintf("%s (%s)", topbar_name, res.company_id[1]);
                 self.$element.find('.oe_topbar_name').text(topbar_name);
-                var avatar_src = _.str.sprintf('%s/web/binary/image?session_id=%s&model=res.users&field=avatar&id=%s', self.session.prefix, self.session.session_id, self.session.uid);
+                var avatar_src = _.str.sprintf('%s/web/binary/image?session_id=%s&model=res.users&field=image_small&id=%s', self.session.prefix, self.session.session_id, self.session.uid);
                 $avatar.attr('src', avatar_src);
             });
         };