diff --git a/course/reset.php b/course/reset.php
index cd0a66b640d..088c2036bb4 100644
--- a/course/reset.php
+++ b/course/reset.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ if (!$course = $DB->get_record('course', array('id'=>$id))) {
 $PAGE->set_url('/course/reset.php', array('id'=>$id));
 
 require_login($course);
-require_capability('moodle/course:update', get_context_instance(CONTEXT_COURSE, $course->id));
+require_capability('moodle/course:reset', get_context_instance(CONTEXT_COURSE, $course->id));
 
 $strreset       = get_string('reset');
 $strresetcourse = get_string('resetcourse');