diff --git a/app/models/ability.rb b/app/models/ability.rb
index a866eadeebb..f34554d557c 100644
--- a/app/models/ability.rb
+++ b/app/models/ability.rb
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ class Ability
     def project_dev_rules
       @project_dev_rules ||= project_report_rules + [
         :admin_merge_request,
+        :update_merge_request,
         :create_commit_status,
         :update_commit_status,
         :create_build,
@@ -212,7 +213,6 @@ class Ability
       @project_master_rules ||= project_dev_rules + [
         :push_code_to_protected_branches,
         :update_project_snippet,
-        :update_merge_request,
         :admin_milestone,
         :admin_project_snippet,
         :admin_project_member,