diff --git a/addons/hr/hr_department_view.xml b/addons/hr/hr_department_view.xml
index c2bb6ac7390..ccbd506b7e6 100644
--- a/addons/hr/hr_department_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/hr_department_view.xml
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@
                     <page string="Departments" groups="base.group_extended">
                         <field name="context_department_id" completion="1" widget="selection" string="Department"/>
                         <separator string="Managers" colspan="4"/>
-                        <field name="parent_id" nolabel="1" colspan="4"/>
+                        <field name="parent_id" nolabel="1" colspan="4" readonly="0"/>
                         <separator string="Subordinates" colspan="4"/>
-                        <field name="child_ids" nolabel="1" colspan="4"/>
+                        <field name="child_ids" nolabel="1" colspan="4" readonly="0"/>
                     </page>
                 </notebook>
             </field>