diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
index b9504003b9..613cff8236 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
@@ -527,9 +527,8 @@ class WP_Posts_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 ?>
 			<td <?php echo $attributes ?>><strong><?php if ( $can_edit_post && $post->post_status != 'trash' ) { ?><a class="row-title" href="<?php echo $edit_link; ?>" title="<?php echo esc_attr( sprintf( __( 'Edit &#8220;%s&#8221;' ), $title ) ); ?>"><?php echo $title ?></a><?php } else { echo $title; }; _post_states( $post ); ?></strong>
 <?php
-					if ( 'excerpt' == $mode ) {
+					if ( 'excerpt' == $mode && current_user_can( 'read_post', $post->ID ) )
 						the_excerpt();
-					}
 				}
 
 				$actions = array();