diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/pivot_view.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/pivot_view.js
index f2238fcccb9..7c74103f211 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/pivot_view.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/pivot_view.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ var View = require('web.View');
 var _lt = core._lt;
 var _t = core._t;
 var QWeb = core.qweb;
-var total = _t("Total");
 
 var PivotView = View.extend({
     template: 'PivotView',
@@ -509,6 +508,7 @@ var PivotView = View.extend({
         return name + (numbers[id] > 1 ? "  (" + numbers[id] + ")" : "");
     },
     make_header: function (data_pt, root, i, j, parent_header) {
+        var total = _t("Total");
         var attrs = data_pt.attributes,
             value = attrs.value,
             title = value.length ? value[value.length - 1] : total;
@@ -537,6 +537,7 @@ var PivotView = View.extend({
     },
     get_header: function (data_pt, root, i, j, parent) {
         var path;
+        var total = _t("Total");
         if (parent) {
             path = parent.path.concat(data_pt.attributes.value.slice(i,j));
         } else {