diff --git a/sections/forums/thread.php b/sections/forums/thread.php
index f9be9332..cd41aef2 100644
--- a/sections/forums/thread.php
+++ b/sections/forums/thread.php
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
 		<div class="head colhead_dark"><strong>Poll<? if ($Closed) { echo ' [Closed]'; } ?><? if ($Featured && $Featured !== '0000-00-00 00:00:00') { echo ' [Featured]'; } ?></strong> <a href="#" onclick="$('#threadpoll').toggle();log_hit();return false;">(View)</a></div>
 		<div class="pad<? if (/*$LastRead !== null || */$ThreadInfo['IsLocked']) { echo ' hidden'; } ?>" id="threadpoll">
 			<p><strong><?=display_str($Question)?></strong></p>
-<?	if ($UserResponse !== null || $Closed || $ThreadInfo['IsLocked'] || $LoggedUser['Class'] < $Forums[$ForumID]['MinClassWrite']) { ?>
+<?	if ($UserResponse !== null || $Closed || $ThreadInfo['IsLocked'] || !check_forumperm($ForumID)) { ?>
 			<ul class="poll nobullet">
 <?		
 		if(!$RevealVoters) {