diff --git a/addons/mail/models/mail_activity.py b/addons/mail/models/mail_activity.py
index 26e07e001b8ce..3d90b9a22931b 100644
--- a/addons/mail/models/mail_activity.py
+++ b/addons/mail/models/mail_activity.py
@@ -853,7 +853,9 @@ def _read_progress_bar(self, domain, group_by, progress_bar):
             where_clause=where_clause or '1=1',
             group_by=', '.join(groupby_terms),
         )
-        self.env.cr.execute(select_query, [tz] * 3 + where_params)
+        num_from_params = from_clause.count('%s')
+        where_params[num_from_params:num_from_params] = [tz] * 3 # timezone after from parameters
+        self.env.cr.execute(select_query, where_params)
         fetched_data = self.env.cr.dictfetchall()
         self._read_group_resolve_many2one_fields(fetched_data, annotated_groupbys)
         data = [