diff -u b/core/modules/user/src/RoleStorage.php b/core/modules/user/src/RoleStorage.php
--- b/core/modules/user/src/RoleStorage.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/src/RoleStorage.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
    */
   public function isPermissionInRoles($permission, array $rids) {
     $has_permission = FALSE;
-    foreach ($this->loadMultiple($role_names) as $role) {
+    foreach ($this->loadMultiple($rids) as $role) {
       if ($role->hasPermission($permission)) {
         $has_permission = TRUE;
         break;