diff --git a/lib/statslib.php b/lib/statslib.php
index 1b10e5c05c7..36667a2ad63 100644
--- a/lib/statslib.php
+++ b/lib/statslib.php
@@ -1560,7 +1560,7 @@ function stats_upgrade_table_for_roles ($period) {
     }
 
     if (!$teacher_role_id) {
-        $role            = get_roles_with_capability('moodle/legacy:teacher', CAP_ALLOW);
+        $role            = get_roles_with_capability('moodle/legacy:editingteacher', CAP_ALLOW);
         $role            = array_keys($role);
         $teacher_role_id = $role[0];
         $role            = get_roles_with_capability('moodle/legacy:student', CAP_ALLOW);