diff --git a/core/userrights.class.inc.php b/core/userrights.class.inc.php
index bcd3c6163..ecb24957b 100644
--- a/core/userrights.class.inc.php
+++ b/core/userrights.class.inc.php
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ abstract class User extends cmdbAbstractObject
 
 		if (!UserRights::IsAdministrator())
 		{
-			if (empty($this->GetOriginal('org_id')) || empty($this->Get('org_id')))
+			if ((empty($this->GetOriginal('contactid')) && !($this->IsNew())) || empty($this->Get('contactid')))
 			{
 				$this->m_aCheckIssues[] = Dict::S('Class:User/Error:PersonIsMandatory');
 			}