diff --git a/addons/website_forum/controllers/main.py b/addons/website_forum/controllers/main.py
index 0512612d634..ceb6c5be0b4 100644
--- a/addons/website_forum/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/website_forum/controllers/main.py
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ class WebsiteForum(http.Controller):
     def users(self, forum, page=1, **searches):
         User = request.env['res.users']
         step = 30
-        tag_count = User.search_count([('karma', '>', 1), ('website_published', '=', True)])
+        tag_count = User.sudo().search_count([('karma', '>', 1), ('website_published', '=', True)])
         pager = request.website.pager(url="/forum/%s/users" % slug(forum), total=tag_count, page=page, step=step, scope=30)
         user_obj = User.sudo().search([('karma', '>', 1), ('website_published', '=', True)], limit=step, offset=pager['offset'], order='karma DESC')
         # put the users in block of 3 to display them as a table