diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/module/module_view.xml b/openerp/addons/base/module/module_view.xml
index c36beab9433..2cfd4892180 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/module/module_view.xml
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/module/module_view.xml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
                             <separator string="Description" colspan="4"/>
                             <field colspan="4" name="description" select="2" nolabel="1"/>
                             <newline/>
-                            <field name="state" readonly="1"/>
+                            <field name="state"/>
                             <group col="6" colspan="2">
                                 <button name="button_install" states="uninstalled" string="Install" icon="terp-gtk-jump-to-ltr" type="object"/>
                                 <button name="button_install_cancel" states="to install" string="Cancel Install" icon="gtk-cancel" type="object"/>