diff --git a/modules/user/user.module b/modules/user/user.module
index 3082ce3a4b6..5c598bcf5eb 100644
--- a/modules/user/user.module
+++ b/modules/user/user.module
@@ -2062,7 +2062,7 @@ function user_admin_access_form(&$form_state, $edit, $submit) {
   $form['status'] = array(
     '#type' => 'radios',
     '#title' => t('Access type'),
-    '#default_value' => isset($edit['status']) ? $edit['status'] : array(),
+    '#default_value' => isset($edit['status']) ? $edit['status'] : 0,
     '#options' => array('1' => t('Allow'), '0' => t('Deny')),
   );
   $type_options = array('user' => t('Username'), 'mail' => t('E-mail'), 'host' => t('Host'));