diff --git a/packages/payload/src/query-presets/constraints.ts b/packages/payload/src/query-presets/constraints.ts
index 8e9cec4f5d8..33603d2f1d4 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/query-presets/constraints.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/query-presets/constraints.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export const getConstraints = (config: Config): Field => ({
                 },
               ],
             },
-            relationTo: 'users',
+            relationTo: config.admin?.user ?? 'users', // TODO: remove this fallback when the args are properly typed as `SanitizedConfig`
           },
           ...(config?.queryPresets?.constraints?.[operation]?.reduce(
             (acc: Field[], option: QueryPresetConstraint) => {