diff --git a/core/modules/user/src/DefaultCancellationHandler.php b/core/modules/user/src/DefaultCancellationHandler.php
index 13a6b7ea22..da13abce87 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/src/DefaultCancellationHandler.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/src/DefaultCancellationHandler.php
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ protected function updateMultiple(array $ids, string $method): void {
    */
   protected function getQuery(UserInterface $account, string $method): QueryInterface {
     $query = $this->storage->getQuery()
+      ->accessCheck(FALSE)
       ->condition($this->entityType->getKey('owner'), $account->id());
 
     if ($method === static::METHOD_REASSIGN && $this->entityType->isRevisionable()) {