diff --git a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/NodeAccessController.php b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/NodeAccessController.php
index 7e65b3d..0f9cfc5 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/NodeAccessController.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/NodeAccessController.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class NodeAccessController extends EntityAccessController {
    * Implements EntityAccessControllerInterface::viewAccess().
    */
   public function viewAccess(EntityInterface $node, $langcode = LANGUAGE_DEFAULT, User $account = NULL) {
-    $account = $account ?: entity_create('user', (array) $GLOBALS['user']);
+    $account = $account ?: user_load($GLOBALS['user']->uid);
 
     if (($access = $this->getCached($node, 'view', $langcode, $account)) !== NULL) {
       return $access;
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public function viewAccess(EntityInterface $node, $langcode = LANGUAGE_DEFAULT,
    * Implements EntityAccessControllerInterface::createAccess().
    */
   public function createAccess(EntityInterface $node, $langcode = LANGUAGE_DEFAULT, User $account = NULL) {
-    $account = $account ?: entity_create('user', (array) $GLOBALS['user']);
+    $account = $account ?: user_load($GLOBALS['user']->uid);
 
     if (($access = $this->getCached($node, 'create', $langcode, $account)) !== NULL) {
       return $access;
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public function createAccess(EntityInterface $node, $langcode = LANGUAGE_DEFAULT
    * Implements EntityAccessControllerInterface::updateAccess().
    */
   public function updateAccess(EntityInterface $node, $langcode = LANGUAGE_DEFAULT, User $account = NULL) {
-    $account = $account ?: entity_create('user', (array) $GLOBALS['user']);
+    $account = $account ?: user_load($GLOBALS['user']->uid);
 
     if (($access = $this->getCached($node, 'update', $langcode, $account)) !== NULL) {
       return $access;
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public function updateAccess(EntityInterface $node, $langcode = LANGUAGE_DEFAULT
    * Implements EntityAccessControllerInterface::deleteAccess().
    */
   public function deleteAccess(EntityInterface $node, $langcode = LANGUAGE_DEFAULT, User $account = NULL) {
-    $account = $account ?: entity_create('user', (array) $GLOBALS['user']);
+    $account = $account ?: user_load($GLOBALS['user']->uid);
 
     if (($access = $this->getCached($node, 'delete', $langcode, $account)) !== NULL) {
       return $access;
diff --git a/core/modules/node/node.module b/core/modules/node/node.module
index 28c2673..a0d0358 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/node.module
+++ b/core/modules/node/node.module
@@ -2594,6 +2594,12 @@ function node_access($op, $node, $account = NULL, $langcode = NULL) {
     $langcode = $node->langcode;
   }
 
+  // Make sure that if an account is passed, that it is a fully loaded user
+  // object.
+  if ($account && !($account instanceof Drupal\user\Plugin\Core\Entity\User)) {
+    $account = user_load($account->uid);
+  }
+
   $method = $op . 'Access';
   return entity_access_controller('node')->$method($node, $langcode, $account);
 }