diff --git a/report/stats/settings.php b/report/stats/settings.php
index c92ec339bba..064453835bb 100644
--- a/report/stats/settings.php
+++ b/report/stats/settings.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die;
 
 // just a link to course report
-$ADMIN->add('reports', new admin_externalpage('reportstats', get_string('pluginname', 'report_stats'), "$CFG->wwwroot/report/stats/index.php", 'report/stats:view'));
+$ADMIN->add('reports', new admin_externalpage('reportstats', get_string('pluginname', 'report_stats'), "$CFG->wwwroot/report/stats/index.php", 'report/stats:view', empty($CFG->enablestats)));
 
 // no report settings
 $settings = null;