diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index 89ec4cbeee4..87cf8c4c886 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -3165,6 +3165,7 @@ instance.web.form.CompletionFieldMixin = {
 instance.web.form.M2ODialog = instance.web.Dialog.extend({
     template: "M2ODialog",
     init: function(parent) {
+        this.name = parent.string;
         this._super(parent, {
             title: _.str.sprintf(_t("Create a %s"), parent.string),
             width: 312,
@@ -3172,6 +3173,8 @@ instance.web.form.M2ODialog = instance.web.Dialog.extend({
     },
     start: function() {
         var self = this;
+        var text = _.str.sprintf(_t("You are creating a new %s, are you sure it does not exist yet?"), self.name);
+        $( "p" ).text( text );
         this.$buttons.html(QWeb.render("M2ODialog.buttons"));
         this.$("input").val(this.getParent().last_query);
         this.$buttons.find(".oe_form_m2o_qc_button").click(function(){
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
index 7fed402aac0..55a9865fef9 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -1925,7 +1925,7 @@
 </t>
 <t t-name="M2ODialog">
     <div>
-        <p class="oe_grey">You are creating a new record, are you sure it does not exist yet?</p>
+        <p class="oe_grey"/>
         Name: <input class="oe_form_m2o_input_name" type="text"/>
     </div>
 </t>