diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/web_kanban_activity.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/web_kanban_activity.xml
index eb71ba044c2..8f63b51cdfe 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/web_kanban_activity.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/web_kanban_activity.xml
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@
     </div>
     <div class="dropdown-divider mt-0"/>
     <div role="menuitem" class="o_schedule_activity dropdown-header py-1 text-center">
-        <a role="button" class="btn btn-secondary mb-1">
+        <button class="btn btn-secondary mb-1">
             <i class="fa fa-plus fa-fw"></i><strong>Schedule an activity</strong>
-        </a>
+        </button>
     </div>
 </t>