diff --git a/modules/story.module b/modules/story.module
index 0d109459141fbbfd2e179f10c2acabd7caefbbe2..003541eea9a9adbaf36b333ecbf6f50af1eec31e 100644
--- a/modules/story.module
+++ b/modules/story.module
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ function story_save($op, $node) {
 }
 
 function story_link($type) {
-  if ($type == "menu.create") {
+  if ($type == "menu.create" && user_access("post content")) {
     $links[] = "<a href=\"module.php?mod=node&op=add&type=story\" title=\"". t("Add a new story.") ."\">". t("create story") ."</a>";
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/story/story.module b/modules/story/story.module
index 0d109459141fbbfd2e179f10c2acabd7caefbbe2..003541eea9a9adbaf36b333ecbf6f50af1eec31e 100644
--- a/modules/story/story.module
+++ b/modules/story/story.module
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ function story_save($op, $node) {
 }
 
 function story_link($type) {
-  if ($type == "menu.create") {
+  if ($type == "menu.create" && user_access("post content")) {
     $links[] = "<a href=\"module.php?mod=node&op=add&type=story\" title=\"". t("Add a new story.") ."\">". t("create story") ."</a>";
   }