diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/helpers/utils.js b/addons/web/static/tests/helpers/utils.js
index df25268f64e..54e2ea9074e 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/helpers/utils.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/helpers/utils.js
@@ -1023,7 +1023,13 @@ export async function clickDropdown(target, fieldName) {
 }
 
 export async function clickOpenedDropdownItem(target, fieldName, itemContent) {
-    const dropdownItems = target.querySelectorAll(`[name='${fieldName}'] .dropdown ul li`);
+    const dropdowns = target.querySelectorAll(`[name='${fieldName}'] .dropdown .dropdown-menu`);
+    if (dropdowns.length === 0) {
+        throw new Error(`No dropdown found for field ${fieldName}`);
+    } else if (dropdowns.length > 1) {
+        throw new Error(`Found ${dropdowns.length} dropdowns for field ${fieldName}`);
+    }
+    const dropdownItems = dropdowns[0].querySelectorAll("li");
     const indexToClick = Array.from(dropdownItems)
         .map((html) => html.textContent)
         .indexOf(itemContent);
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/view_dialogs/select_create_dialog_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/view_dialogs/select_create_dialog_tests.js
index a65373a5bbf..309b68ba4fd 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/view_dialogs/select_create_dialog_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/view_dialogs/select_create_dialog_tests.js
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 import {
     click,
+    clickOpenedDropdownItem,
     getFixture,
     nextTick,
     editInput,
-    selectDropdownItem,
     patchWithCleanup,
 } from "@web/../tests/helpers/utils";
 import { makeView, setupViewRegistries } from "@web/../tests/views/helpers";
@@ -261,6 +261,11 @@ QUnit.module("ViewDialogs", (hooks) => {
 
     QUnit.test("SelectCreateDialog cascade x2many in create mode", async function (assert) {
         assert.expect(5);
+
+        patchWithCleanup(browser, {
+            setTimeout: (fn) => fn(),
+        });
+
         serverData.views = {
             "partner,false,form": `
                 <form>
@@ -319,7 +324,7 @@ QUnit.module("ViewDialogs", (hooks) => {
         await click(target, ".o_field_x2many_list_row_add a");
 
         await editInput(target, ".o_field_widget[name=instrument] input", "ABC");
-        await selectDropdownItem(target, "instrument", "Create and edit...");
+        await clickOpenedDropdownItem(target, "instrument", "Create and edit...");
 
         assert.containsOnce(target, ".modal .modal-lg");