1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/editusers.cgi b/editusers.cgi
index e53341c61..caea2186b 100755
--- a/editusers.cgi
+++ b/editusers.cgi
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ sub check_user {
         $vars->{'user_id'} = $otherUserID;
     }
     elsif ($otherUserLogin) {
-        $otherUser = Bugzilla::User->new_from_login($otherUserLogin);
+        $otherUser = new Bugzilla::User({ name => $otherUserLogin });
         $vars->{'user_login'} = $otherUserLogin;
     }
     ($otherUser && $otherUser->id) || ThrowCodeError('invalid_user', $vars);