diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/account/account.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/account/account.py
index 99b4518b695..43a7b21aabc 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/account/account.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/account/account.py
@@ -517,6 +517,7 @@ def get_account_autoname(account_number, account_name, company):
 def update_account_number(name, account_name, account_number=None, from_descendant=False):
 	_ensure_idle_system()
 	account = frappe.get_cached_doc("Account", name)
+	account.check_permission("write")
 	if not account:
 		return