diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js
index c460cc598f0..9fe5426f2cc 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js
@@ -1125,8 +1125,8 @@ instance.web.ListView.List = instance.web.Class.extend( /** @lends instance.web.
                                    _(names).pluck(1).join(', '));
                         record.set(column.id, ids);
                     });
-                // temp empty value
-                record.set(column.id, false);
+                // temporary empty display name
+                record.set(column.id + '__display', false);
             }
         }
         return column.format(record.toForm().data, {