diff --git a/core/modules/filter/filter.module b/core/modules/filter/filter.module
index 9076e5e..716fabf 100644
--- a/core/modules/filter/filter.module
+++ b/core/modules/filter/filter.module
@@ -169,7 +169,8 @@ function filter_permission() {
 
   // Generate permissions for each text format. Warn the administrator that any
   // of them are potentially unsafe.
-  $administer_filters = Drupal::request()->attributes->get('account')->hasPermission('administer filters');
+  $account = Drupal::request()->attributes->get('account') ?: $GLOBALS['user'];
+  $administer_filters = $account->hasPermission('administer filters');
   foreach (filter_formats() as $format) {
     $permission = $format->getPermissionName();
     if (!empty($permission)) {