diff --git a/modules/statistics.module b/modules/statistics.module
index 4e02f6fba8f3d8664da91a2a4685dfc7b65c30df..b46ae4c1a8065d1fed8bab8a61badb3c03bd77bb 100644
--- a/modules/statistics.module
+++ b/modules/statistics.module
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ function statistics_exit() {
  * Implementation of hook_perm().
  */
 function statistics_perm() {
-  return array('access statistics', 'view node access counter');
+  return array('access statistics', 'view post access counter');
 }
 
 /**
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ function statistics_link($type, $node = 0, $main = 0) {
   global $id;
   $links = array();
 
-  if ($type != 'comment' && user_access('view node access counter')) {
+  if ($type != 'comment' && user_access('view post access counter')) {
     $statistics = statistics_get($node->nid);
     if ($statistics) {
       $links[] = format_plural($statistics['totalcount'], '1 read', '%count reads');
diff --git a/modules/statistics/statistics.module b/modules/statistics/statistics.module
index 4e02f6fba8f3d8664da91a2a4685dfc7b65c30df..b46ae4c1a8065d1fed8bab8a61badb3c03bd77bb 100644
--- a/modules/statistics/statistics.module
+++ b/modules/statistics/statistics.module
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ function statistics_exit() {
  * Implementation of hook_perm().
  */
 function statistics_perm() {
-  return array('access statistics', 'view node access counter');
+  return array('access statistics', 'view post access counter');
 }
 
 /**
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ function statistics_link($type, $node = 0, $main = 0) {
   global $id;
   $links = array();
 
-  if ($type != 'comment' && user_access('view node access counter')) {
+  if ($type != 'comment' && user_access('view post access counter')) {
     $statistics = statistics_get($node->nid);
     if ($statistics) {
       $links[] = format_plural($statistics['totalcount'], '1 read', '%count reads');