diff --git a/addons/account/account_move_line.py b/addons/account/account_move_line.py
index e1f5e7ebf57..7ddf3dc5a22 100644
--- a/addons/account/account_move_line.py
+++ b/addons/account/account_move_line.py
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ class account_move_line(osv.osv):
 		'quantity': fields.float('Quantity', digits=(16,2), help="The optionnal quantity expressed by this line, eg: number of product sold. The quantity is not a legal requirement but is very usefull for some reports."),
 		'debit': fields.float('Debit', digits=(16,2)),
 		'credit': fields.float('Credit', digits=(16,2)),
-		'account_id': fields.many2one('account.account', 'Account', required=True, ondelete="cascade", domain=[('type','<>','view'), ('type', '<>', 'closed')]),
+		'account_id': fields.many2one('account.account', 'Account', required=True, ondelete="cascade", domain=[('type','<>','view'), ('type', '<>', 'closed')], select=2),
 
 		'move_id': fields.many2one('account.move', 'Move', ondelete="cascade", states={'valid':[('readonly',True)]}, help="The move of this entry line.", select=2),