diff --git a/openerp/osv/orm.py b/openerp/osv/orm.py
index 6aafd05e0bf..cfd811a80dc 100644
--- a/openerp/osv/orm.py
+++ b/openerp/osv/orm.py
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ class BaseModel(object):
 
         def _get_xml_id(self, cr, uid, r):
             model_data = self.pool.get('ir.model.data')
-            data_ids = model_data.search(cr, uid, [('model', '=', r._model._table), ('res_id', '=', r['id'])])
+            data_ids = model_data.search(cr, uid, [('model', '=', r._model._name), ('res_id', '=', r['id'])])
             if len(data_ids):
                 d = model_data.read(cr, uid, data_ids, ['name', 'module'])[0]
                 if d['module']: