diff --git a/gui/admin-gui/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/gui/api/util/WebModelServiceUtils.java b/gui/admin-gui/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/gui/api/util/WebModelServiceUtils.java
index 00e1005bada..130ac08f6ef 100644
--- a/gui/admin-gui/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/gui/api/util/WebModelServiceUtils.java
+++ b/gui/admin-gui/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/gui/api/util/WebModelServiceUtils.java
@@ -150,7 +150,9 @@ public static <O extends ObjectType> List<ObjectReferenceType> createObjectRefer
 
             for (PrismObject<O> object : objects) {
                 referenceMap.put(object.getOid(), WebComponentUtil.getName(object));
-                references.add(ObjectTypeUtil.createObjectRef(object, page.getPrismContext()));
+                ObjectReferenceType ref = ObjectTypeUtil.createObjectRef(object, page.getPrismContext());
+                ref.setTargetName(null);  // this fixes MID-5878. the problem is, that ORT(type, targetName, oid) is not equal to ORT(type, oid)
+                references.add(ref);
 
             }
             return references;