diff --git a/wp-includes/author-template.php b/wp-includes/author-template.php
index 699319cc39..8ec3786634 100644
--- a/wp-includes/author-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/author-template.php
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ function wp_list_authors($args = '') {
 	$authors = $wpdb->get_results("SELECT ID, user_nicename from $wpdb->users " . ($exclude_admin ? "WHERE user_login <> 'admin' " : '') . "ORDER BY display_name");
 
 	$author_count = array();
-	foreach ((array) $wpdb->get_results("SELECT DISTINCT post_author, COUNT(ID) AS count FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE post_status = 'publish' GROUP BY post_author") as $row) {
+	foreach ((array) $wpdb->get_results("SELECT DISTINCT post_author, COUNT(ID) AS count FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE post_type = 'post' AND " . get_private_posts_cap_sql( 'post' ) . " GROUP BY post_author") as $row) {
 		$author_count[$row->post_author] = $row->count;
 	}