diff --git a/addons/decimal_precision/decimal_precision.py b/addons/decimal_precision/decimal_precision.py
index d67fba67d0c..7d7dadd13de 100644
--- a/addons/decimal_precision/decimal_precision.py
+++ b/addons/decimal_precision/decimal_precision.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import pooler
 class decimal_precision(osv.osv):
     _name = 'decimal.precision'
     _columns = {
-        'name': fields.char('Usage', size=50, required=True),
+        'name': fields.char('Usage', size=50, select=True, required=True),
         'digits': fields.integer('Digits', required=True),
     }
     _defaults = {