diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index 06317df8e26..3bcba1b7a2f 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ openerp.web.FormView = openerp.web.View.extend( /** @lends openerp.web.FormView#
 
     do_show: function () {
         var self = this,
-            deferred = $.Deferred();
+            deferred = $.Deferred().resolve();
         this.has_been_loaded.then(function() {
             if (self.dataset.index === null) {
                 // null index means we should start a new record