diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_module.py b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_module.py
index 14ab419f057..caf9a51ca87 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_module.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_module.py
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ class Module(models.Model):
                     'output_encoding': 'unicode',
                     'xml_declaration': False,
                 }
-                output = publish_string(source=module.description or '', settings_overrides=overrides, writer=MyWriter())
+                output = publish_string(source=module.description if not module.application and module.description else '', settings_overrides=overrides, writer=MyWriter())
                 module.description_html = tools.html_sanitize(output)
 
     @api.depends('name')