diff --git a/htdocs/user/class/api_users.class.php b/htdocs/user/class/api_users.class.php
index 3ef98da8f5b..e18c78e6ced 100644
--- a/htdocs/user/class/api_users.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/user/class/api_users.class.php
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ class Users extends DolibarrApi
 			throw new RestException(401, 'Access not allowed for login '.DolibarrApiAccess::$user->login);
 		}
 
-		if (!empty($conf->multicompany->enabled) && !empty($conf->global->MULTICOMPANY_TRANSVERSE_MODE) && !empty(DolibarrApiAccess::$user->admin) && empty(DolibarrApiAccess::$user->entity)) {
+		if (isModEnabled('multicompany') && !empty($conf->global->MULTICOMPANY_TRANSVERSE_MODE) && !empty(DolibarrApiAccess::$user->admin) && empty(DolibarrApiAccess::$user->entity)) {
 			$entity = (!empty($entity) ? $entity : $conf->entity);
 		} else {
 			// When using API, action is done on entity of logged user because a user of entity X with permission to create user should not be able to