diff --git a/openerp/osv/fields.py b/openerp/osv/fields.py
index 1ef47bc94af..26ec6fbe112 100644
--- a/openerp/osv/fields.py
+++ b/openerp/osv/fields.py
@@ -571,7 +571,9 @@ class one2many(_column):
                 else:
                     cr.execute('update '+_table+' set '+self._fields_id+'=null where id=%s', (act[1],))
             elif act[0] == 4:
-                cr.execute("select 1 from {0} where id=%s and {1}=%s".format(_table, self._fields_id), (act[1], id))
+                field_model = obj.pool.get(self._obj)._all_columns[self._fields_id].parent_model
+                field_table = obj.pool.get(field_model)._table
+                cr.execute("select 1 from {0} where id=%s and {1}=%s".format(field_table, self._fields_id), (act[1], id))
                 if not cr.fetchone():
                     # Must use write() to recompute parent_store structure if needed and check access rules
                     obj.write(cr, user, [act[1]], {self._fields_id:id}, context=context or {})