diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_view.py b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_view.py
index 751326d3ba6..fc30b60c917 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_view.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_view.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class view(osv.osv):
             ('search','Search'),
             ('qweb', 'QWeb')], string='View Type'),
         'arch': fields.text('View Architecture', required=True),
-        'inherit_id': fields.many2one('ir.ui.view', 'Inherited View', ondelete='cascade', select=True),
+        'inherit_id': fields.many2one('ir.ui.view', 'Inherited View', ondelete='restrict', select=True),
         'inherit_children_ids': fields.one2many('ir.ui.view','inherit_id', 'Inherit Views'),
         'field_parent': fields.char('Child Field'),
         'model_data_id': fields.function(_get_model_data, type='many2one', relation='ir.model.data', string="Model Data",