diff --git a/wp-admin/menu.php b/wp-admin/menu.php
index 6fde581bd5..209eb5870f 100644
--- a/wp-admin/menu.php
+++ b/wp-admin/menu.php
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ if ( current_user_can('edit_users') ) {
 	$submenu['profile.php'][5] = array(__('Your Profile'), 'read', 'profile.php');
 }
 
-$menu[55] = array( __('Tools'), 'manage_options', 'tools.php', '', 'menu-top', 'menu-tools', 'div' );
+$menu[55] = array( __('Tools'), 'read', 'tools.php', '', 'menu-top', 'menu-tools', 'div' );
 	$submenu['tools.php'][5] = array( __('Tools'), 'read', 'tools.php' );
 	$submenu['tools.php'][10] = array( __('Import'), 'import', 'import.php' );
 	$submenu['tools.php'][15] = array( __('Export'), 'import', 'export.php' );