diff --git a/C4/Biblio.pm b/C4/Biblio.pm
index 459a94510a..d1c5d76cee 100644
--- a/C4/Biblio.pm
+++ b/C4/Biblio.pm
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ sub AddBiblio {
 
             # transform the data into koha-table style data
             SetUTF8Flag($record);
-            my $olddata = TransformMarcToKoha( $record, $frameworkcode );
+            my $olddata = TransformMarcToKoha( $record, $frameworkcode, 'no_items' );
 
             my $biblio = Koha::Biblio->new(
                 {