diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/backend/html_field.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/backend/html_field.js
index 319013c3194..402dbdfa6b0 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/backend/html_field.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/backend/html_field.js
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ export class HtmlField extends Component {
             this.wysiwyg.toolbar.$el.append($codeviewButtonToolbar);
             $codeviewButtonToolbar.click(this.toggleCodeView.bind(this));
         }
-        this.wysiwyg.odooEditor.editable.addEventListener("historyStep", () =>
+        this.wysiwyg.odooEditor.addEventListener("historyStep", () =>
             this.props.record.model.bus.trigger("FIELD_IS_DIRTY", this._isDirty())
         );