diff --git a/addons/website_sale/models/product.py b/addons/website_sale/models/product.py
index 8941071eaac..f429b0930d1 100644
--- a/addons/website_sale/models/product.py
+++ b/addons/website_sale/models/product.py
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ class ProductTemplate(models.Model):
                                         help="Those categories are used to group similar products for e-commerce.")
 
     def _default_website_sequence(self):
-        min_sequence = self.sudo().search([], order='website_sequence', limit=1).website_sequence
+        self._cr.execute("SELECT MIN(website_sequence) FROM %s" % self._table)
+        min_sequence = self._cr.fetchone()[0]
         return min_sequence and min_sequence - 1 or 10
 
     def set_sequence_top(self):