diff --git a/report/courseoverview/settings.php b/report/courseoverview/settings.php
index e952338296a..51676705b61 100644
--- a/report/courseoverview/settings.php
+++ b/report/courseoverview/settings.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die;
 
-$ADMIN->add('reports', new admin_externalpage('reportcourseoverview', get_string('pluginname', 'report_courseoverview'), "$CFG->wwwroot/report/courseoverview/index.php",'report/courseoverview:view'));
+$ADMIN->add('reports', new admin_externalpage('reportcourseoverview', get_string('pluginname', 'report_courseoverview'), "$CFG->wwwroot/report/courseoverview/index.php",'report/courseoverview:view', empty($CFG->enablestats)));
 
 // no report settings
 $settings = null;