diff --git a/addons/account/models/account_payment.py b/addons/account/models/account_payment.py
index 42c8cec74bb..960de318d93 100644
--- a/addons/account/models/account_payment.py
+++ b/addons/account/models/account_payment.py
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ class AccountPayment(models.Model):
 
     def new(self, values=None, origin=None, ref=None):
         payment = super().new(values, origin, ref)
-        if not payment.journal_id:  # might not be computed because declared by inheritance
+        if not payment.journal_id and not payment.default_get(['journal_id']):  # might not be computed because declared by inheritance
             payment.move_id.payment_id = payment
             payment.move_id._compute_journal_id()
         return payment