diff --git a/addons/base_vat/base_vat_view.xml b/addons/base_vat/base_vat_view.xml
index 6d15099dc5a..e5d8d9c92aa 100644
--- a/addons/base_vat/base_vat_view.xml
+++ b/addons/base_vat/base_vat_view.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <field name="property_account_position" position="after" version="7.0">
                     <label for="vat"/>
-                    <div>
+                    <div name="vat_info">
                         <field name="vat" on_change="vat_change(vat)" placeholder="e.g. BE0477472701" class="oe_inline"/>
                         <button colspan="2" name="button_check_vat" string="Check Validity" type="object" icon="gtk-execute" class="oe_inline"/>
                         <field name="vat_subjected" class="oe_inline"/>
diff --git a/addons/l10n_ro/partner_view.xml b/addons/l10n_ro/partner_view.xml
index 448f9b49639..b3549e5f5a8 100644
--- a/addons/l10n_ro/partner_view.xml
+++ b/addons/l10n_ro/partner_view.xml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
             <field name="inherit_id" ref="base_vat.view_partner_form"/>
             <field name="model">res.partner</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <field name="vat" position="after">
+               <xpath expr="//div[@name='vat_info']" position="after">
                     <field name="nrc"/>
-                </field>
+                </xpath>
             </field>
         </record>
     </data>