diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php b/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php
index 0b412b6558..abde84e198 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ function post_author_meta_box($post) {
 	global $user_ID, $_editable_user_ids;
 
 ?>
-<label class="screen-reader-text" for="post_author_override"><?php _e('Author'); ?></label><?php wp_dropdown_users( array('include' => $authors, 'name' => 'post_author_override', 'selected' => empty($post->ID) ? $user_ID : $post->post_author) ); ?>
+<label class="screen-reader-text" for="post_author_override"><?php _e('Author'); ?></label><?php wp_dropdown_users( array('include' => $_editable_user_ids, 'name' => 'post_author_override', 'selected' => empty($post->ID) ? $user_ID : $post->post_author) ); ?>
 <?php
 }