diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
index 67d993353ca..d8b38f81e73 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
                     <notebook colspan="4">
                         <page string="General">
                             <field name="holiday_status_id" on_change="onchange_sec_id(holiday_status_id)" context="{'employee_id':employee_id}" />
-                            <field name="department_id" attrs="{'invisible':[('holiday_type','=','category')]}" />
+                            <field name="department_id" attrs="{'readonly':[('holiday_type','=','category')]}" />
                             <field name="date_from" on_change="onchange_date_from(date_to, date_from)" required="1"/>
                             <field name="date_to" on_change="onchange_date_from(date_to, date_from)" required="1"/>
                             <field name="number_of_days_temp"/>
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
                 <notebook colspan="4">
                     <page string="General">
                         <field name="holiday_status_id" on_change="onchange_sec_id(holiday_status_id)" context="{'employee_id':employee_id}" />
-                        <field name="department_id" attrs="{'invisible':[('holiday_type','=','category')]}" />
+                        <field name="department_id" attrs="{'readonly':[('holiday_type','=','category')]}" />
                         <field name="number_of_days_temp"/>
                         <newline/>
                         <field name="manager_id"/>