diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index a77e50afb66..cdb47847b12 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -3283,7 +3283,7 @@ instance.web.form.FieldMany2One = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(instanc
         }
         if (! no_recurse) {
             var dataset = new instance.web.DataSetStatic(this, this.field.relation, self.build_context());
-            dataset.name_get([self.get("value")]).done(function(data) {
+            this.alive(dataset.name_get([self.get("value")])).done(function(data) {
                 self.display_value["" + self.get("value")] = data[0][1];
                 self.render_value(true);
             });