diff --git a/openerp/tools/convert.py b/openerp/tools/convert.py
index cdcaff35b9e..1feea2f08d3 100644
--- a/openerp/tools/convert.py
+++ b/openerp/tools/convert.py
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ form: module.record_id""" % (xml_id,)
         if rec.get('target'):
             res['target'] = rec.get('target','')
         if rec.get('multi'):
-            res['multi'] = rec.get('multi', False)
+            res['multi'] = eval(rec.get('multi', 'False'))
         id = self.pool['ir.model.data']._update(cr, self.uid, 'ir.actions.act_window', self.module, res, xml_id, noupdate=self.isnoupdate(data_node), mode=self.mode)
         self.idref[xml_id] = int(id)