diff --git a/modules/node/node.module b/modules/node/node.module
index e9fdc1786c27821a15b3692cc887f238eb799a77..1b591136f925290969149c018aca0cb7c9872c32 100644
--- a/modules/node/node.module
+++ b/modules/node/node.module
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ function node_menu($may_cache) {
       'position' => 'left',
       'weight' => -10,
       'callback' => 'system_admin_menu_block_page',
-      'access' => user_access('access configuration pages'),
+      'access' => user_access('administer site configuration'),
     );
 
     $items[] = array(
diff --git a/modules/user/user.module b/modules/user/user.module
index 3f9c7652bb5400a00ac6a1fde369048146794e4e..7874ea8f845c3dc9e330adcdbc7cc864da7e16a0 100644
--- a/modules/user/user.module
+++ b/modules/user/user.module
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ function user_menu($may_cache) {
       'description' => t('Manage your site\'s users, groups and access to site features.'),
       'position' => 'left',
       'callback' => 'system_admin_menu_block_page',
-      'access' => user_access('access configuration pages'),
+      'access' => user_access('administer site configuration'),
     );
     $items[] = array('path' => 'admin/user/user', 'title' => t('users'),
       'description' => t('List, add, and edit users.'),