diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/save.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/save.js
index c667ac1467..cbdda43402 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/save.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/save.js
@@ -201,16 +201,17 @@ frappe.ui.form.save = function(frm, action, callback, btn) {
 
 frappe.ui.form.update_calling_link = function(name) {
 	if(frappe._from_link) {
+		var doc = frappe.get_doc(frappe._from_link.doctype, frappe._from_link.docname);
 		// set value
-		if (frappe._from_link.doc && frappe._from_link.doc.parentfield){
+		if (doc && doc.parentfield){
 			//update values for child table
-			$.each(frappe._from_link.frm.fields_dict[frappe._from_link.doc.parentfield].grid.grid_rows, function(index, field) {
+			$.each(frappe._from_link.frm.fields_dict[doc.parentfield].grid.grid_rows, function(index, field) {
 				if(field.doc && field.doc.name===frappe._from_link.docname){
-					field.fields_dict[frappe._from_link.df.fieldname].set_value(name);
+					frappe._from_link.set_value(name);
 			}});
 		} else {
-			frappe._from_link.frm.fields_dict[frappe._from_link.df.fieldname].set_value(name);
-	    	}
+			frappe._from_link.set_value(name);
+	    }
 
 		// refresh field
 		frappe._from_link.refresh();