diff --git a/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_views.xml b/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_views.xml
index 94a22e1bd7a45..d56422cccca44 100644
--- a/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_views.xml
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@
                                             <span invisible="not contract_date_start">to</span>
                                             <field name="contract_date_end" string="End Date" placeholder="Indefinite"
                                                 class="o_hr_narrow_field ms-3" invisible="not contract_date_start"/>
-                                            <widget name="button_new_contract"/>
+                                            <widget name="button_new_contract" invisible="not contract_date_start"/>
                                         </div>
                                         <label for="wage"/>
                                         <div class="o_row" name="wage">