diff --git a/administrator/components/com_modules/controllers/module.php b/administrator/components/com_modules/controllers/module.php
index 86da955150f16..951f145fcf00e 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_modules/controllers/module.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_modules/controllers/module.php
@@ -118,14 +118,19 @@ protected function allowEdit($data = array(), $key = 'id')
 		$recordId = (int) isset($data[$key]) ? $data[$key] : 0;
 		$user = JFactory::getUser();
 
-		// Check general edit permission first.
+		// Zero record (id:0), return component edit permission by calling parent controller method
+		if (!$recordId)
+		{
+			return parent::allowEdit($data, $key);
+		}
+
+		// Check edit on the record asset (explicit or inherited)
 		if ($user->authorise('core.edit', 'com_modules.module.' . $recordId))
 		{
 			return true;
 		}
 
-		// Since there is no asset tracking, revert to the component permissions.
-		return parent::allowEdit($data, $key);
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	/**