diff --git a/phpBB/includes/ucp/info/ucp_profile.php b/phpBB/includes/ucp/info/ucp_profile.php
index 03a4c81f46..d19b80f4c0 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/ucp/info/ucp_profile.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/ucp/info/ucp_profile.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class ucp_profile_info
 			'modes'		=> array(
 				'profile_info'	=> array('title' => 'UCP_PROFILE_PROFILE_INFO', 'auth' => '', 'cat' => array('UCP_PROFILE')),
 				'signature'		=> array('title' => 'UCP_PROFILE_SIGNATURE', 'auth' => '', 'cat' => array('UCP_PROFILE')),
-				'avatar'		=> array('title' => 'UCP_PROFILE_AVATAR', 'auth' => '', 'cat' => array('UCP_PROFILE')),
+				'avatar'		=> array('title' => 'UCP_PROFILE_AVATAR', 'auth' => 'cfg_allow_avatar && (cfg_allow_avatar_local || cfg_allow_avatar_remote || cfg_allow_avatar_upload || cfg_allow_avatar_remote_upload)', 'cat' => array('UCP_PROFILE')),
 				'reg_details'	=> array('title' => 'UCP_PROFILE_REG_DETAILS', 'auth' => '', 'cat' => array('UCP_PROFILE')),
 			),
 		);