diff --git a/admin/report/stats/index.php b/admin/report/stats/index.php
index 410e3dae5d7..0cfd68de558 100644
--- a/admin/report/stats/index.php
+++ b/admin/report/stats/index.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         redirect("$CFG->wwwroot/$CFG->admin/settings.php?section=stats", get_string('mustenablestats', 'admin'), 3);
     }
 
-    require_capability('moodle/site:viewreports', get_context_instance(CONTEXT_COURSE, $course->id));
+    require_capability('moodle/site:viewreports', get_context_instance(CONTEXT_SYSTEM));
 
     add_to_log($course->id, "course", "report stats", "report/stats/index.php?course=$course->id", $course->id);