diff --git a/app/views/shared/issuable/_form.html.haml b/app/views/shared/issuable/_form.html.haml
index e434e1b6b9..8cc0b517cd 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/issuable/_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/issuable/_form.html.haml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
       .clearfix
       .error-alert
   %hr
-- if can?(current_user, :admin_issue, @project)
+- if can?(current_user, :"admin_#{issuable.to_ability_name}", @project)
   .form-group
     .issue-assignee
       = f.label :assignee_id, class: 'control-label' do