diff --git a/htdocs/user/perms.php b/htdocs/user/perms.php
index 692b3dc08af..391682b2d6d 100644
--- a/htdocs/user/perms.php
+++ b/htdocs/user/perms.php
@@ -258,8 +258,8 @@ print '<div class="underbanner clearboth"></div>';
 if ($user->admin) {
 	print info_admin($langs->trans("WarningOnlyPermissionOfActivatedModules"));
 }
-// Show warning about external users
-if (empty($user->socid)) {
+// If edited user is an extern user, we show warning for external users
+if (! empty($object->socid)) {
 	print info_admin(showModulesExludedForExternal($modules))."\n";
 }