diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/data/res_currency_data.xml b/odoo/addons/base/data/res_currency_data.xml
index 3e03b3c1ff1..1babe28147b 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/data/res_currency_data.xml
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/data/res_currency_data.xml
@@ -443,7 +443,8 @@
             <field name="symbol">L</field>
             <field name="rounding">0.01</field>
             <field name="active" eval="False"/>
-            <field name="currency_unit_label">Lempira</field>
+            <field name="position">before</field>
+            <field name="currency_unit_label">Lempiras</field>
             <field name="currency_subunit_label">Centavos</field>
         </record>