diff --git a/core/modules/rest/src/Plugin/rest/resource/EntityResource.php b/core/modules/rest/src/Plugin/rest/resource/EntityResource.php
index f875541..693ceb5 100644
--- a/core/modules/rest/src/Plugin/rest/resource/EntityResource.php
+++ b/core/modules/rest/src/Plugin/rest/resource/EntityResource.php
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public function post(EntityInterface $entity = NULL) {
       throw new BadRequestHttpException('Only new entities can be created');
     }
 
-    $this->checkCreateFieldAccess($entity);
+    $this->checkEditFieldAccess($entity);
 
     // Validate the received data before saving.
     $this->validate($entity);
diff --git a/core/modules/rest/src/Plugin/rest/resource/UserRegistrationResource.php b/core/modules/rest/src/Plugin/rest/resource/UserRegistrationResource.php
index 58db948..01846bb 100644
--- a/core/modules/rest/src/Plugin/rest/resource/UserRegistrationResource.php
+++ b/core/modules/rest/src/Plugin/rest/resource/UserRegistrationResource.php
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public function post(UserInterface $account = NULL) {
       $account->block();
     }
 
-    $this->checkCreateFieldAccess($account);
+    $this->checkEditFieldAccess($account);
 
     // Make sure that the user entity is valid (email and name are valid).
     $this->validate($account);