diff --git a/addons/project_issue/security/project_issue_security.xml b/addons/project_issue/security/project_issue_security.xml
index b6b9d5e7d20..46eb4e1e5f2 100644
--- a/addons/project_issue/security/project_issue_security.xml
+++ b/addons/project_issue/security/project_issue_security.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
                                                     ('message_follower_ids', 'in', [user.id]),
                                             ('user_id', '=', user.id),
                                         ]</field>
-            <field name="groups" eval="[(4,ref('project.group_user'))]"/>
+            <field name="groups" eval="[(4,ref('base.group_user'))]"/>
         </record>
 
     </data>