diff --git a/models/hr_employee.py b/models/hr_employee.py
index 4c856a9b254e17067ac3e65c1c91e3bb49080874..6e4f417a9b7652a6f3b6da14c0fd14af19474cbe 100644
--- a/models/hr_employee.py
+++ b/models/hr_employee.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from odoo import fields, models
 
 
-class HrEmployeeBase(models.Model):
+class HrEmployeeBase(models.AbstractModel):
     _name = "hr.employee.base"
     _inherit = "hr.employee.base"