diff --git a/awx/api/views.py b/awx/api/views.py
index 11ae8f6766..7d1a855ed7 100644
--- a/awx/api/views.py
+++ b/awx/api/views.py
@@ -1573,6 +1573,7 @@ class InventoryScanJobTemplateList(SubListAPIView):
 
 class HostList(ListCreateAPIView):
 
+    always_allow_superuser = False
     model = Host
     serializer_class = HostSerializer