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')),
 			),
 		);
diff --git a/phpBB/install/database_update.php b/phpBB/install/database_update.php
index 211e194c73..7d5fb544ed 100644
--- a/phpBB/install/database_update.php
+++ b/phpBB/install/database_update.php
@@ -1707,6 +1707,14 @@ function change_database_data(&$no_updates, $version)
 
 			_add_modules($modules_to_install);
 
+			// update
+			$sql = 'UPDATE ' . MODULES_TABLE . '
+				SET module_auth = \'cfg_allow_avatar && (cfg_allow_avatar_local || cfg_allow_avatar_remote || cfg_allow_avatar_upload || cfg_allow_avatar_remote_upload)\'
+				WHERE module_class = \'ucp\'
+					AND module_basename = \'profile\'
+					AND module_mode = \'avatar\'';
+			_sql($sql, $errored, $error_ary);
+
 			// add Bing Bot
 			$sql = 'SELECT group_id, group_colour
 				FROM ' . GROUPS_TABLE . "