diff --git a/src/pretix/control/views/event.py b/src/pretix/control/views/event.py
index ef267fd382..47a1feab71 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/views/event.py
+++ b/src/pretix/control/views/event.py
@@ -1527,7 +1527,7 @@ class QuickSetupView(FormView):
 
 
 class EventQRCode(EventPermissionRequiredMixin, View):
-    permission = 'can_change_event_settings'
+    permission = None
 
     def get(self, request, *args, filetype, **kwargs):
         url = build_absolute_uri(request.event, 'presale:event.index')