diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index a38a71d638c..cca3d410a50 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -3470,7 +3470,6 @@ instance.web.form.One2ManyListView = instance.web.ListView.extend({
     },
     do_activate_record: function(index, id) {
         var self = this;
-        var attr_readonly = (_.has(this.fields_view.arch.attrs, 'edit')) ? JSON.parse(this.fields_view.arch.attrs.edit) : true;
         var pop = new instance.web.form.FormOpenPopup(self.o2m.view);
         pop.show_element(self.o2m.field.relation, id, self.o2m.build_context(), {
             title: _t("Open: ") + self.o2m.string,
@@ -3486,7 +3485,7 @@ instance.web.form.One2ManyListView = instance.web.ListView.extend({
                 return self.o2m.dataset.read_ids.apply(self.o2m.dataset, arguments);
             },
             form_view_options: {'not_interactible_on_create':true},
-            readonly: attr_readonly ? self.o2m.get("effective_readonly") : true,
+            readonly: !this._is_action_enabled('edit') || self.o2m.get("effective_readonly")
         });
     },
     do_button_action: function (name, id, callback) {