diff --git a/addons/project/static/src/js/project_name_with_subtask_count_widget.js b/addons/project/static/src/js/project_name_with_subtask_count_widget.js
index 48594c32c0b..cc2080d52e8 100644
--- a/addons/project/static/src/js/project_name_with_subtask_count_widget.js
+++ b/addons/project/static/src/js/project_name_with_subtask_count_widget.js
@@ -5,7 +5,22 @@ odoo.define('project.name_with_subtask_count', function (require) {
     const FieldChar = require('web.basic_fields').FieldChar;
 
     const FieldNameWithSubTaskCount = FieldChar.extend({
-        _render: function () {
+        /**
+         * @override
+         */
+        init() {
+            this._super(...arguments);
+            if (this.viewType === 'kanban') {
+                // remove click event handler
+                const {click, ...events} = this.events;
+                this.events = events;
+            }
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * @override
+         */
+        _render() {
             let result = this._super.apply(this, arguments);
             if (this.recordData.child_text) {
                 this.$el.append($('<span>')