--- user.module	2006-02-07 11:44:26.000000000 +0100
+++ user.module-fj	2006-02-09 20:21:20.000000000 +0100
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@
     if (isset($picture)) {
       $alt = t('%user\'s picture', array('%user' => $account->name ? $account->name : variable_get('anonymous', 'Anonymous')));
       $picture = theme('image', $picture, $alt, $alt, '', false);
-      if (!empty($account->uid)) {
+      if (!empty($account->uid) && user_access('access user profiles')) {
         $picture = l($picture, "user/$account->uid", array('title' => t('View user profile.')), NULL, NULL, FALSE, TRUE);
       }