diff --git a/wp-admin/user-edit.php b/wp-admin/user-edit.php
index 053621cbc8..c399621149 100644
--- a/wp-admin/user-edit.php
+++ b/wp-admin/user-edit.php
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ else
 if ( is_multisite() && is_network_admin() && ! IS_PROFILE_PAGE && current_user_can( 'manage_network_options' ) && !isset($super_admins) ) { ?>
 <tr><th><label for="role"><?php _e('Super Admin'); ?></label></th>
 <td>
-<?php if ( $profileuser->user_email != get_site_option( 'admin_email' ) ) : ?>
+<?php if ( $profileuser->user_email != get_site_option( 'admin_email' ) || ! is_super_admin( $profileuser->ID ) ) : ?>
 <p><label><input type="checkbox" id="super_admin" name="super_admin"<?php checked( is_super_admin( $profileuser->ID ) ); ?> /> <?php _e( 'Grant this user super admin privileges for the Network.' ); ?></label></p>
 <?php else : ?>
 <p><?php _e( 'Super admin privileges cannot be removed because this user has the network admin email.' ); ?></p>