diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/pivot/pivot_renderer.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/pivot/pivot_renderer.js
index 8335c7c29f5..95681d8f1c7 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/pivot/pivot_renderer.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/pivot/pivot_renderer.js
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ odoo.define('web.PivotRenderer', function (require) {
     const OwlAbstractRenderer = require('web.AbstractRendererOwl');
     const field_utils = require('web.field_utils');
     const patchMixin = require('web.patchMixin');
+    const core = require('web.core');
+    const _t = core._t;
 
     const { useExternalListener, useState, onMounted, onPatched } = owl.hooks;
 
@@ -50,6 +52,9 @@ odoo.define('web.PivotRenderer', function (require) {
             if (!this.env.device.isMobile) {
                 useExternalListener(window, 'click', this._resetState);
             }
+            if (!props.hasData || !props.measures.length) {
+                this.description = _t("Try to add some records, or make sure that there is at least one measure and no active filter in the search bar.");
+            }
         }
 
         //----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/xml/pivot.xml b/addons/web/static/src/xml/pivot.xml
index 0b16af71f0c..1864052f0be 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/xml/pivot.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/xml/pivot.xml
@@ -2,11 +2,7 @@
 <templates>
 
     <div t-name="web.PivotRenderer" class="o_pivot" owl="1">
-        <t t-if="!props.hasData || !props.measures.length" t-call="web.NoContentHelper">
-            <t t-set="description">
-                Try to add some records, or make sure that there is at least one measure and no active filter in the search bar
-            </t>
-        </t>
+        <t t-if="!props.hasData || !props.measures.length" t-call="web.NoContentHelper"/>
         <table t-else="1" class="table-hover table-sm table-bordered" t-att-class="{ o_enable_linking: !props.disableLinking }">
             <thead>
                 <tr t-foreach="props.table.headers" t-as="row" t-key="'header_' + row_index">