diff --git a/modules/profile/profile.module b/modules/profile/profile.module
index 8cac6d7..10255d2 100644
--- a/modules/profile/profile.module
+++ b/modules/profile/profile.module
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ function profile_view_field($account, $field) {
       case 'checkbox':
         return $browse ? l($field->title, 'profile/' . $field->name) : check_plain($field->title);
       case 'url':
-        return '<a href="' . check_url($value) . '">' . check_plain($value) . '</a>';
+        return '<a rel="nofollow" href="' . check_url($value) . '">' . check_plain($value) . '</a>';
       case 'date':
         $format = substr(variable_get('date_format_short', 'm/d/Y - H:i'), 0, 5);
         // Note: Avoid PHP's date() because it does not handle dates before