diff -u b/userprotect.module b/userprotect.module
--- b/userprotect.module
+++ b/userprotect.module
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
   $account = $form['account']['#value'];
   if (isset($form['account']['roles_change']) && !userprotect_check_bypass('up_roles') && userprotect_get_user_protection($account, 'up_roles')) {
     $form['account']['roles_change']['#disabled'] = TRUE;
-    userprotect_form_display_protections($account, ['up_roles' => TRUE]);
+    userprotect_form_display_protections($account, array('up_roles' => TRUE));
   }
 }