diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner.py b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner.py
index fe38dc89062..abfa4d3efc0 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner.py
@@ -603,7 +603,8 @@ class res_partner(osv.osv, format_address):
         """ Override search() to always show inactive children when searching via ``child_of`` operator. The ORM will
         always call search() with a simple domain of the form [('parent_id', 'in', [ids])]. """
         # a special ``domain`` is set on the ``child_ids`` o2m to bypass this logic, as it uses similar domain expressions
-        if len(args) == 1 and len(args[0]) == 3 and args[0][:2] == ('parent_id','in'):
+        if len(args) == 1 and len(args[0]) == 3 and args[0][:2] == ('parent_id','in') \
+                and args[0][2] != [False]:
             context = dict(context or {}, active_test=False)
         return super(res_partner, self)._search(cr, user, args, offset=offset, limit=limit, order=order, context=context,
                                                 count=count, access_rights_uid=access_rights_uid)