diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js
index bf1b1139998..b3bf09ab88d 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js
@@ -1586,8 +1586,8 @@ var FieldBinaryImage = AbstractFieldBinary.extend({
         }
         this.$('> img').remove();
         this.$el.prepend($img);
+
         $img.one('error', function () {
-            self._clearFile();
             $img.attr('src', self.placeholder);
             self.do_warn(_t("Image"), _t("Could not display the selected image."));
         });