diff --git a/cql3/statements/list_users_statement.cc b/cql3/statements/list_users_statement.cc
index 7becdd90fb..34dfe7dd92 100644
--- a/cql3/statements/list_users_statement.cc
+++ b/cql3/statements/list_users_statement.cc
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ cql3::statements::list_users_statement::execute(distributed<service::storage_pro
             });
         }
 
-        return as.get_roles(*user->name).then([&as](std::unordered_set<sstring> granted_roles) {
+        return auth::get_roles(as, *user).then([&as](std::unordered_set<sstring> granted_roles) {
             return make_results(as, std::move(granted_roles));
         });
     }).finally([user] {});