diff --git a/user/user.module b/user/user.module
index f8a4fb8..ca34a97 100644
--- a/user/user.module
+++ b/user/user.module
@@ -637,7 +637,9 @@
     $name = drupal_substr($name, 0, 15) . '...';
   }
   $variables['name'] = check_plain($name);
-  $variables['profile_access'] = user_access('access user profiles');
+
+  global $user;
+  $variables['profile_access'] = user_access('access user profiles') || $account->id() == $user->id();
 
   // Populate link path and attributes if appropriate.
   if ($variables['uid'] && $variables['profile_access']) {