diff --git a/resources/views/hardware/edit.blade.php b/resources/views/hardware/edit.blade.php
index 392bf56e29..78aa78aae8 100755
--- a/resources/views/hardware/edit.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/hardware/edit.blade.php
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@
       {!! $errors->first('assigned_user', '<span class="alert-msg"><i class="fa fa-times"></i> :message</span>') !!}
     </div>
     <div class="col-md-1 col-sm-1 text-left" style="margin-left: -20px; padding-top: 3px">
+        @can('users.create')
       <a href='#' data-toggle="modal"  data-target="#createModal" data-dependency="user" data-select='assigned_user' class="btn btn-sm btn-default">New</a>
+        @endcan
     </div>
   </div>