diff --git a/app/models/post.rb b/app/models/post.rb
index 766beeef6..6fa11d74d 100644
--- a/app/models/post.rb
+++ b/app/models/post.rb
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ class Post < ApplicationRecord
 
   module ApprovalMethods
     def is_approvable?(user = CurrentUser.user)
-      !is_status_locked? && (is_pending? || is_flagged? || is_deleted?) && !approved_by?(user)
+      !is_status_locked? && (is_pending? || is_flagged? || is_deleted?) && uploader != user && !approved_by?(user)
     end
 
     def flag!(reason, options = {})