diff --git a/modules/user/user-profile.tpl.php b/modules/user/user-profile.tpl.php
index 50e6111..9a21500 100644
--- a/modules/user/user-profile.tpl.php
+++ b/modules/user/user-profile.tpl.php
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@
  * @see template_preprocess_user_profile()
  */
 ?>
-<div class="profile"<?php print $attributes; ?>>
+<article typeof="foaf:Person" xmlns:foaf="http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/" class="profile"<?php print $attributes; ?>>
   <?php print render($user_profile); ?>
-</div>
+</article>