diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index fd1fbdb22ad..5581ca7b0ae 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -3328,14 +3328,17 @@ instance.web.form.FieldMany2One = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(instanc
         }
         if (! no_recurse) {
             var dataset = new instance.web.DataSetStatic(this, this.field.relation, self.build_context());
-            this.view.render_value_defs.push(this.alive(dataset.name_get([self.get("value")])).done(function(data) {
+            var def = this.alive(dataset.name_get([self.get("value")])).done(function(data) {
                 if (!data[0]) {
                     self.do_warn(_t("Render"), _t("No value found for the field "+self.field.string+" for value "+self.get("value")));
                     return;
                 }
                 self.display_value["" + self.get("value")] = data[0][1];
                 self.render_value(true);
-            }));
+            });
+            if (this.view && this.view.render_value_defs){
+                this.view.render_value_defs.push(def);
+            }
         }
     },
     display_string: function(str) {