diff --git a/modules/user.module b/modules/user.module
index 12405d28515c295c34c01b8e2508a12c9dd07a90..0a9d131e6b9a5c4f5449eeecca7b828f25412903 100644
--- a/modules/user.module
+++ b/modules/user.module
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ function user_access($string, $account = NULL) {
 
   // To reduce the number of SQL queries, we cache the user's permissions
   // in a static variable.
-  if (!isset($perm[$account->uid]) && count($user->roles)) {
+  if (!isset($perm[$account->uid])) {
     $result = db_query("SELECT DISTINCT(p.perm) FROM {role} r INNER JOIN {permission} p ON p.rid = r.rid WHERE r.rid IN (%s)", implode(',', array_keys($account->roles)));
 
     $perm[$account->uid] = '';
diff --git a/modules/user/user.module b/modules/user/user.module
index 12405d28515c295c34c01b8e2508a12c9dd07a90..0a9d131e6b9a5c4f5449eeecca7b828f25412903 100644
--- a/modules/user/user.module
+++ b/modules/user/user.module
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ function user_access($string, $account = NULL) {
 
   // To reduce the number of SQL queries, we cache the user's permissions
   // in a static variable.
-  if (!isset($perm[$account->uid]) && count($user->roles)) {
+  if (!isset($perm[$account->uid])) {
     $result = db_query("SELECT DISTINCT(p.perm) FROM {role} r INNER JOIN {permission} p ON p.rid = r.rid WHERE r.rid IN (%s)", implode(',', array_keys($account->roles)));
 
     $perm[$account->uid] = '';