diff --git a/core/modules/user/src/Plugin/migrate/source/ProfileField.php b/core/modules/user/src/Plugin/migrate/source/ProfileField.php
index 93a0430d68..7b4b7cb21e 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/src/Plugin/migrate/source/ProfileField.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/src/Plugin/migrate/source/ProfileField.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\user\Plugin\migrate\source;
 
+use Drupal\migrate\Exception\RequirementsException;
 use Drupal\migrate_drupal\Plugin\migrate\source\DrupalSqlBase;
 use Drupal\migrate\Row;
 
@@ -33,16 +34,7 @@ class ProfileField extends DrupalSqlBase {
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function query() {
-    if (empty($this->fieldTable) || empty($this->valueTable)) {
-      if ($this->getModuleSchemaVersion('system') >= 7000) {
-        $this->fieldTable = 'profile_field';
-        $this->valueTable = 'profile_value';
-      }
-      else {
-        $this->fieldTable = 'profile_fields';
-        $this->valueTable = 'profile_values';
-      }
-    }
+    $this->setTableNames();
     return $this->select($this->fieldTable, 'pf')->fields('pf');
   }
 
@@ -105,4 +97,32 @@ public function getIds() {
     return $ids;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function checkRequirements() {
+    $this->setTableNames();
+    if (!$this->getDatabase()->schema()->tableExists($this->fieldTable)) {
+      // If we make it to here, the profile module isn't installed.
+      throw new RequirementsException('Profile module not enabled on source site');
+    }
+    parent::checkRequirements();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Helper to set the profile field table names.
+   */
+  protected function setTableNames() {
+    if (empty($this->fieldTable) || empty($this->valueTable)) {
+      if ($this->getModuleSchemaVersion('system') >= 7000) {
+        $this->fieldTable = 'profile_field';
+        $this->valueTable = 'profile_value';
+      }
+      else {
+        $this->fieldTable = 'profile_fields';
+        $this->valueTable = 'profile_values';
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/ProfileFieldCheckRequirementsTest.php b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/ProfileFieldCheckRequirementsTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ffa19a5386
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/ProfileFieldCheckRequirementsTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\Tests\user\Kernel\Migrate\d6;
+
+use Drupal\Tests\migrate_drupal\Kernel\d6\MigrateDrupal6TestBase;
+use Drupal\migrate\Exception\RequirementsException;
+
+/**
+ * Tests check requirements for profile_field source plugin.
+ *
+ * @group user
+ */
+class ProfileFieldCheckRequirementsTest extends MigrateDrupal6TestBase {
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function setup() {
+    parent::setUp();
+    $this->sourceDatabase->schema()->dropTable('profile_fields');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests exception in thrown when profile_fields tables does not exist.
+   */
+  public function testCheckRequirements() {
+    $this->setExpectedException(RequirementsException::class, 'Profile module not enabled on source site');
+    $this->getMigration('user_profile_field')
+      ->getSourcePlugin()
+      ->checkRequirements();
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d7/ProfileFieldCheckRequirementsTest.php b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d7/ProfileFieldCheckRequirementsTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb2d82a000
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d7/ProfileFieldCheckRequirementsTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\Tests\user\Kernel\Migrate\d7;
+
+use Drupal\Tests\migrate_drupal\Kernel\d7\MigrateDrupal7TestBase;
+use Drupal\migrate\Exception\RequirementsException;
+
+/**
+ * Tests check requirements for profile_field source plugin.
+ *
+ * @group user
+ */
+class ProfileFieldCheckRequirementsTest extends MigrateDrupal7TestBase {
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function setup() {
+    parent::setUp();
+    $this->sourceDatabase->schema()->dropTable('profile_field');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests exception in thrown when profile_fields tables does not exist.
+   */
+  public function testCheckRequirements() {
+    $this->setExpectedException(RequirementsException::class, 'Profile module not enabled on source site');
+    $this->getMigration('user_profile_field')
+      ->getSourcePlugin()
+      ->checkRequirements();
+  }
+
+}