diff --git a/addons/stock/stock.py b/addons/stock/stock.py
index 8e60ba9ab50..2d516f1a8a5 100644
--- a/addons/stock/stock.py
+++ b/addons/stock/stock.py
@@ -2623,6 +2623,7 @@ stock_inventory()
 class stock_inventory_line(osv.osv):
     _name = "stock.inventory.line"
     _description = "Inventory Line"
+    _rec_name = "inventory_id"
     _columns = {
         'inventory_id': fields.many2one('stock.inventory', 'Inventory', ondelete='cascade', select=True),
         'location_id': fields.many2one('stock.location', 'Location', required=True),