diff --git a/core/modules/user/migration_templates/d7_user.yml b/core/modules/user/migration_templates/d7_user.yml
index 6dbbde9..e66fcef 100755
--- a/core/modules/user/migration_templates/d7_user.yml
+++ b/core/modules/user/migration_templates/d7_user.yml
@@ -25,9 +25,13 @@ process:
     migration: d7_user_role
     source: roles
   user_picture:
-    plugin: migration
-    migration: d7_file
-    source: picture
+    -
+      plugin: skip_on_empty
+      method: process
+      source: picture
+    -
+      plugin: migration
+      migration: d7_file
 destination:
   plugin: entity:user
 migration_dependencies: