diff --git a/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_users.php b/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_users.php
index 25e9d6f658..5a2b1445dc 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_users.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_users.php
@@ -2018,7 +2018,9 @@ class acp_users
 				$enable_smilies	= ($config['allow_sig_smilies']) ? $this->optionget($user_row, 'sig_smilies') : false;
 				$enable_urls	= ($config['allow_sig_links']) ? $this->optionget($user_row, 'sig_links') : false;
 
-				$decoded_message	= generate_text_for_edit($user_row['user_sig'], $user_row['user_sig_bbcode_uid'], $user_row['user_sig_bbcode_bitfield']);
+				$bbcode_flags = ($enable_bbcode ? OPTION_FLAG_BBCODE : 0) + ($enable_smilies ? OPTION_FLAG_SMILIES : 0) + ($enable_urls ? OPTION_FLAG_LINKS : 0);
+
+				$decoded_message	= generate_text_for_edit($user_row['user_sig'], $user_row['user_sig_bbcode_uid'], $bbcode_flags);
 				$signature			= $request->variable('signature', $decoded_message['text'], true);
 				$signature_preview	= '';
 
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/ucp/ucp_profile.php b/phpBB/includes/ucp/ucp_profile.php
index 41dcba0387..3356195dd6 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/ucp/ucp_profile.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/ucp/ucp_profile.php
@@ -478,7 +478,9 @@ class ucp_profile
 				$enable_smilies	= ($config['allow_sig_smilies']) ? $user->optionget('sig_smilies') : false;
 				$enable_urls	= ($config['allow_sig_links']) ? $user->optionget('sig_links') : false;
 
-				$decoded_message	= generate_text_for_edit($user->data['user_sig'], $user->data['user_sig_bbcode_uid'], $user->data['user_sig_bbcode_bitfield']);
+				$bbcode_flags = ($enable_bbcode ? OPTION_FLAG_BBCODE : 0) + ($enable_smilies ? OPTION_FLAG_SMILIES : 0) + ($enable_urls ? OPTION_FLAG_LINKS : 0);
+
+				$decoded_message	= generate_text_for_edit($user->data['user_sig'], $user->data['user_sig_bbcode_uid'], $bbcode_flags);
 				$signature			= $request->variable('signature', $decoded_message['text'], true);
 				$signature_preview	= '';