diff --git a/awx/main/access.py b/awx/main/access.py
index c4c8f05517..1c49bb7e4d 100644
--- a/awx/main/access.py
+++ b/awx/main/access.py
@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@ def register_access(model_class, access_class):
 
 @property
 def user_admin_role(self):
-    return Role.objects.get(content_type=ContentType.objects.get_for_model(User), object_id=self.id)
+    return Role.objects.get(
+            content_type=ContentType.objects.get_for_model(User),
+            object_id=self.id,
+            role_field='admin_role')
 
 def user_accessible_objects(user, role_name):
     return ResourceMixin._accessible_objects(User, user, role_name)