diff --git a/app/views/news/index.html.erb b/app/views/news/index.html.erb
index 3a8f1ccb2..9d46d505d 100644
--- a/app/views/news/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/news/index.html.erb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <%= link_to(l(:label_news_new),
             (@project ? project_news_index_path(@project) : news_index_path),
             :class => 'icon icon-add',
-            :onclick => 'showAndScrollTo("add-news", "news_title"); return false;') if (@project.nil? || (@project && User.current.allowed_to?(:manage_news, @project))) %>
+            :onclick => 'showAndScrollTo("add-news", "news_title"); return false;') if User.current.allowed_to?(:manage_news, @project, global: true) %>
 <%= watcher_link(@project.enabled_module('news'), User.current) if @project && User.current.logged? %>
 </div>