diff --git a/src/middleware/header.js b/src/middleware/header.js
index 17b9987752..9bd0acaed7 100644
--- a/src/middleware/header.js
+++ b/src/middleware/header.js
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ middleware.renderHeader = async function renderHeader(req, res, data) {
 	templateValues.isAdmin = results.user.isAdmin;
 	templateValues.isGlobalMod = results.user.isGlobalMod;
 	templateValues.showModMenu = results.user.isAdmin || results.user.isGlobalMod || results.user.isMod;
-	templateValues.canChat = results.canChat && meta.config.disableChat !== 1;
+	templateValues.canChat = results.privileges.chat && meta.config.disableChat !== 1;
 	templateValues.user = results.user;
 	templateValues.userJSON = jsesc(JSON.stringify(results.user), { isScriptContext: true });
 	templateValues.useCustomCSS = meta.config.useCustomCSS && meta.config.customCSS;