diff --git a/phpBB/includes/usercp_register.php b/phpBB/includes/usercp_register.php
index d8a7352fc2..28ef0951e7 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/usercp_register.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/usercp_register.php
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ else
 	// us from doing file uploads....
 	//
 	$ini_val = ( phpversion() >= '4.0.0' ) ? 'ini_get' : 'get_cfg_var';
-	$form_enctype = ( !@$ini_val('file_uploads') || phpversion() == '4.0.4pl1' || !$board_config['allow_avatar_upload'] || ( phpversion() < '4.0.3' && @$ini_val('open_basedir') != '' ) ) ? '' : 'enctype="multipart/form-data"';
+	$form_enctype = ( !@$ini_val('file_uploads') || strtolower(@$ini_val('file_uploads') == 'off') || phpversion() == '4.0.4pl1' || !$board_config['allow_avatar_upload'] || ( phpversion() < '4.0.3' && @$ini_val('open_basedir') != '' ) ) ? '' : 'enctype="multipart/form-data"';
 	
 	$template->assign_vars(array(
 		'USERNAME' => $username,