diff --git a/account_payment_order/models/account_move_line.py b/account_payment_order/models/account_move_line.py
index ca2fb04e8..3ee768280 100644
--- a/account_payment_order/models/account_move_line.py
+++ b/account_payment_order/models/account_move_line.py
@@ -59,8 +59,14 @@ class AccountMoveLine(models.Model):
             # in this case
         if payment_order.payment_type == 'outbound':
             amount_currency *= -1
-        partner_bank_id = self.partner_bank_id.id or first(
-            self.partner_id.bank_ids).id
+        partner_bank_id = self.partner_bank_id.id
+        if not partner_bank_id:
+            bank_ids = self.partner_id.bank_ids
+            # trick this for making it compatible with partner_bank_active
+            # forcing the search for discarding inactive records
+            if 'active' in bank_ids:  # pragma: no cover
+                bank_ids = bank_ids.filtered('active')
+            partner_bank_id = first(bank_ids).id
         vals = {
             'order_id': payment_order.id,
             'partner_bank_id': partner_bank_id,