diff --git a/client/web/compose/src/components/PageBlocks/RecordListBase.vue b/client/web/compose/src/components/PageBlocks/RecordListBase.vue
index d3eeb5764..58b8ae51d 100644
--- a/client/web/compose/src/components/PageBlocks/RecordListBase.vue
+++ b/client/web/compose/src/components/PageBlocks/RecordListBase.vue
@@ -1331,8 +1331,12 @@ export default {
       this.recordsPerPage = this.options.perPage
 
       // Legacy support for linkToParent
-      if (this.isOnRecordPage && this.options.linkToParent && !this.options.refField) {
-        this.options.refField = (this.recordListModule.fields.find(f => f.kind === 'Record' && f.options.moduleID === this.page.moduleID) || {}).name
+      if (this.isOnRecordPage && this.options.linkToParent) {
+        if (this.options.refField) {
+          this.options.linkToParent = false
+        } else {
+          this.options.refField = (this.recordListModule.fields.find(f => f.kind === 'Record' && f.options.moduleID === this.page.moduleID) || {}).name
+        }
       }
 
       const { moduleID, presort, prefilter, editable, refField, positionField } = this.options