diff --git a/app/models/issue.rb b/app/models/issue.rb
index b338ecfce88e7f2dbece3114a6cd814ae3ae014a..cc9c362c1f1155fcf878c9446c5674f6e368a0ee 100644
--- a/app/models/issue.rb
+++ b/app/models/issue.rb
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ def most_recent
 
   scope :without_hidden, -> {
     if Feature.enabled?(:ban_user_feature_flag)
-      where.not(author_id: Users::BannedUser.all.select(:user_id))
+      where('NOT EXISTS (?)', Users::BannedUser.select(1).where('issues.author_id = banned_users.user_id'))
     else
       all
     end