diff --git a/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/templates/tree.tsx b/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/templates/tree.tsx
index 6c63a24fdf..4332814906 100644
--- a/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/templates/tree.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/templates/tree.tsx
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export class TreeCollectionTemplate extends CollectionTemplate {
     beforeSubmit(values) {
       if (Array.isArray(values?.fields)) {
         values?.fields.map((f) => {
-          if (!f.target) {
+          if (!f.target && ['belongsToMany', 'belongsTo', 'hasMany', 'hasOne'].includes(f.type)) {
             f.target = values.name;
           }
         });