diff --git a/wp-includes/user.php b/wp-includes/user.php
index 8b8151498e..44c70092c9 100644
--- a/wp-includes/user.php
+++ b/wp-includes/user.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ function get_profile($field, $user = false) {
 function get_usernumposts($userid) {
 	global $wpdb;
 	$userid = (int) $userid;
-	return $wpdb->get_var("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE post_author = '$userid' AND post_type = 'post' AND post_status = 'publish'");
+	return $wpdb->get_var("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE post_author = '$userid' AND post_type = 'post' " . get_private_posts_cap_sql());
 }
 
 // TODO: xmlrpc only.  Maybe move to xmlrpc.php.