diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/services/data_manager.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/services/data_manager.js
index 9b11f3a54a7..bdfe2a7dbaf 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/services/data_manager.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/services/data_manager.js
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ return core.Class.extend({
             attrs.options = attrs.options ? pyeval.py_eval(attrs.options) : {};
         }
 
-        if (attrs.on_change && !field.onChange) {
+        if (attrs.on_change && attrs.on_change !== "0" && !field.onChange) {
             field.onChange = "1";
         }