diff --git a/wp-admin/menu.php b/wp-admin/menu.php
index 90cb20ff23..9abea74fa3 100644
--- a/wp-admin/menu.php
+++ b/wp-admin/menu.php
@@ -128,7 +128,9 @@ else
 if ( current_user_can('edit_users') ) {
 	$_wp_real_parent_file['profile.php'] = 'users.php'; // Back-compat for plugins adding submenus to profile.php.
 	$submenu['users.php'][5] = array(__('Authors & Users'), 'edit_users', 'users.php');
-	$submenu['users.php'][10] = array(_x('Add New', 'user'), 'create_users', 'user-new.php');
+
+	if ( ! is_multisite() || get_site_option( 'add_new_users' ) )
+		$submenu['users.php'][10] = array(_x('Add New', 'user'), 'create_users', 'user-new.php');
 
 	$submenu['users.php'][15] = array(__('Your Profile'), 'read', 'profile.php');
 } else {
@@ -361,4 +363,4 @@ if (! user_can_access_admin_page()) {
 	wp_die( __('You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page.') );
 }
 
-?>
+?>
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