diff --git a/lib/ControlledVocab/ControlledVocab.js b/lib/ControlledVocab/ControlledVocab.js
index accf810fe..9017f9c6e 100644
--- a/lib/ControlledVocab/ControlledVocab.js
+++ b/lib/ControlledVocab/ControlledVocab.js
@@ -385,7 +385,8 @@ class ControlledVocab extends React.Component {
     if (record) {
       const { firstName, lastName } = record.personal;
       const name = firstName ? `${lastName}, ${firstName}` : lastName;
-      user = <Link to={`/users/view/${metadata.updatedByUserId}`}>{name}</Link>;
+      const { stripes } = this.props;
+      user = stripes.hasPerm('ui-users.view') ? <Link to={`/users/view/${metadata.updatedByUserId}`}>{name}</Link> : name;
     }
 
     return (