diff --git a/wp-admin/network/menu.php b/wp-admin/network/menu.php
index 9f28ecea21..36c778324b 100644
--- a/wp-admin/network/menu.php
+++ b/wp-admin/network/menu.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ $submenu['sites.php'][10]  = array( __('Add New'), 'create_sites', 'site-new.php
 
 $menu[10] = array(__('Users'), 'manage_network_users', 'users.php', '', 'menu-top menu-icon-users', 'menu-users', 'div');
 $submenu['users.php'][5]  = array( __('Users'), 'manage_network_users', 'users.php' );
-$submenu['users.php'][10]  = array( __('Add New'), 'manage_network_users', 'user-new.php' );
+$submenu['users.php'][10]  = array( __('Add New'), 'create_users', 'user-new.php' );
 
 $menu[15] = array(__('Themes'), 'manage_network_themes', 'themes.php', '', 'menu-top menu-icon-appearance', 'menu-appearance', 'div');
 $submenu['themes.php'][5]  = array( __('Themes'), 'manage_network_themes', 'themes.php' );
diff --git a/wp-admin/network/user-new.php b/wp-admin/network/user-new.php
index eafb5fe83d..03672c7190 100644
--- a/wp-admin/network/user-new.php
+++ b/wp-admin/network/user-new.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ require_once('./admin.php');
 if ( ! is_multisite() )
 	wp_die( __( 'Multisite support is not enabled.' ) );
 
-if ( ! current_user_can('manage_network_users') )
+if ( ! current_user_can('create_users') )
 	wp_die(__('You do not have sufficient permissions to add users to this network.'));
 
 if ( isset($_REQUEST['action']) && 'add-user' == $_REQUEST['action'] ) {