diff --git a/administrator/components/com_fields/controllers/field.php b/administrator/components/com_fields/controllers/field.php
index e1b2cf16ada1a..0a1043c2b397b 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_fields/controllers/field.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_fields/controllers/field.php
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ protected function allowEdit($data = array(), $key = 'id')
 			}
 
 			// Grant if current user is owner of the record
-			return $user->id == $record->created_by;
+			return $user->id == $record->created_user_id;
 		}
 
 		return false;