diff --git a/modules/user/user.module b/modules/user/user.module
index 06233fc..0c92325 100644
--- a/modules/user/user.module
+++ b/modules/user/user.module
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ class UserController extends DrupalDefaultEntityController {
     }
 
     // Add the full file objects for user pictures if enabled.
-    if (!empty($picture_fids) && variable_get('user_pictures', 1) == 1) {
+    if (!empty($picture_fids) && variable_get('user_pictures', 0)) {
       $pictures = file_load_multiple($picture_fids);
       foreach ($queried_users as $account) {
         if (!empty($account->picture) && isset($pictures[$account->picture])) {