diff --git a/addons/hr/hr.py b/addons/hr/hr.py
index 04de2a2147e..714a40cca71 100644
--- a/addons/hr/hr.py
+++ b/addons/hr/hr.py
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ class hr_employee(osv.osv):
         address_id = False
         if company:
             company_id = self.pool.get('res.company').browse(cr, uid, company, context=context)
-            address = self.pool.get('res.partner').address_get(cr, uid, [company_id.address_id.id], ['default'])
+            address = self.pool.get('res.partner').address_get(cr, uid, [company_id.partner_id.id], ['default'])
             address_id = address and address['default'] or False
         return {'value': {'address_id' : address_id}}