diff --git a/addons/marketing_campaign/marketing_campaign.py b/addons/marketing_campaign/marketing_campaign.py
index 6a3c4de7f49..0dbbe7101c8 100644
--- a/addons/marketing_campaign/marketing_campaign.py
+++ b/addons/marketing_campaign/marketing_campaign.py
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ Normal - the campaign runs normally and automatically sends all emails and repor
     def _get_partner_for(self, campaign, record):
         partner_field = campaign.partner_field_id.name
         if partner_field:
-            return getattr(record, partner_field)
+            return record[partner_field]
         elif campaign.object_id.model == 'res.partner':
             return record
         return None