diff --git a/addons/account/account.py b/addons/account/account.py
index 90ae22a08bd..233b8a0454a 100644
--- a/addons/account/account.py
+++ b/addons/account/account.py
@@ -541,10 +541,10 @@ class account_account(osv.osv):
                 return False
         return True
 
-    def _check_parent_id(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
-        parent = self.browse(cr, uid, ids, context=context)[0]
-        if parent.parent_id:
-            if parent.company_id != parent.parent_id.company_id:
+    def _check_company_account(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
+        account = self.browse(cr, uid, ids, context=context)[0]
+        if account.parent_id:
+            if account.company_id != account.parent_id.company_id:
                 return False
         return True
 
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ class account_account(osv.osv):
         (_check_recursion, 'Error!\nYou cannot create recursive accounts.', ['parent_id']),
         (_check_type, 'Configuration Error!\nYou cannot define children to an account with internal type different of "View".', ['type']),
         (_check_account_type, 'Configuration Error!\nYou cannot select an account type with a deferral method different of "Unreconciled" for accounts with internal type "Payable/Receivable".', ['user_type','type']),
-        (_check_parent_id, 'You cannot create an account which has parent account of different company.', ['parent_id']),
+        (_check_company_account, 'You cannot create an account which has parent account of different company.', ['parent_id']),
     ]
     _sql_constraints = [
         ('code_company_uniq', 'unique (code,company_id)', 'The code of the account must be unique per company !')