diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/debug_manager.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/debug_manager.js
index ed0248f6337ece8e835524dff2562c17697a3e04..a214d8b55a4b364091b6875d77ce27cf849ce930 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/debug_manager.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/debug_manager.js
@@ -439,8 +439,8 @@ DebugManager.include({
                         return field.name === fieldToSet;
                     }).value;
                     self._rpc({
-                        model: 'ir.values',
-                        method: 'set_default',
+                        model: 'ir.default',
+                        method: 'set',
                         args: [
                             self._active_view.fields_view.model,
                             fieldToSet,