diff --git a/src/model.js b/src/model.js
index 8ac58ee6ad..96357801cd 100644
--- a/src/model.js
+++ b/src/model.js
@@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@
             return this.get(record);
         },
         set_default: function(record, value) {
-            record._values[this.name] = value;
+            this.set(record, value);
             record._changed[this.name] = true;
         },
         set_on_change: function(record, value) {