diff --git a/mod/profile.php b/mod/profile.php
index 6923b09232..31b634013c 100644
--- a/mod/profile.php
+++ b/mod/profile.php
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ function profile_content(&$a, $update = false) {
$a->profile['profile_uid'] = $_SESSION['profile_uid'];
}
else {
- $o .= '';
+ if($a->profile['uid'] == get_uid())
+ $o .= '';
// set the uid so we can pick it up during update
$_SESSION['profile_uid'] = $a->profile['uid'];
}