diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/core/common/record.js b/addons/mail/static/src/core/common/record.js
index 22d7018c0fc..da30a0ee8e4 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/core/common/record.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/core/common/record.js
@@ -1226,13 +1226,14 @@ export class Record {
     static _onChange(record, key, callback) {
         let proxy;
         function _observe() {
-            void proxy[key];
-            if (proxy[key] instanceof Object) {
-                void Object.keys(proxy[key]);
+            // access proxy[key] only once to avoid triggering reactive get() many times
+            const val = proxy[key];
+            if (typeof val === "object" && val !== null) {
+                void Object.keys(val);
             }
-            if (proxy[key] instanceof Array) {
-                void proxy[key].length;
-                void proxy[key].forEach((i) => i);
+            if (Array.isArray(val)) {
+                void val.length;
+                void val.forEach((i) => i);
             }
         }
         if (Array.isArray(key)) {
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/utils/common/misc.js b/addons/mail/static/src/utils/common/misc.js
index 5bc52ddf52a..025f5b8f610 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/utils/common/misc.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/utils/common/misc.js
@@ -40,13 +40,14 @@ export function isDragSourceExternalFile(dataTransfer) {
 export function onChange(target, key, callback) {
     let proxy;
     function _observe() {
-        void proxy[key];
-        if (proxy[key] instanceof Object) {
-            void Object.keys(proxy[key]);
+        // access proxy[key] only once to avoid triggering reactive get() many times
+        const val = proxy[key];
+        if (typeof val === "object" && val !== null) {
+            void Object.keys(val);
         }
-        if (proxy[key] instanceof Array) {
-            void proxy[key].length;
-            void proxy[key].forEach((i) => i);
+        if (Array.isArray(val)) {
+            void val.length;
+            void val.forEach((i) => i);
         }
     }
     if (Array.isArray(key)) {