diff --git a/modules/user/user.install b/modules/user/user.install
index 141e7c266a1b423957f36ac43ec37a3607d3e5ae..d3d6f095a120c2df00dfaaa9c50bf6e56262baf2 100644
--- a/modules/user/user.install
+++ b/modules/user/user.install
@@ -436,30 +436,29 @@ function user_update_7004(&$sandbox) {
   $result = db_query_range("SELECT uid, picture FROM {users} WHERE picture <> '' AND uid > :uid ORDER BY uid", 0, $limit, array(':uid' => $sandbox['last_user_processed']));
   foreach ($result as $user) {
     // Don't bother adding files that don't exist.
-    if (!file_exists($user->picture)) {
-      continue;
-    }
+    if (file_exists($user->picture)) {
 
-    // Check if the file already exists.
-    $files = file_load_multiple(array(), array('uri' => $user->picture));
-    if (count($files)) {
-      $file = reset($files);
-    }
-    else {
-      // Create a file object.
-      $file = new stdClass();
-      $file->uri      = $user->picture;
-      $file->filename = basename($file->uri);
-      $file->filemime = file_get_mimetype($file->uri);
-      $file->uid      = $user->uid;
-      $file->status   = FILE_STATUS_PERMANENT;
-      $file = file_save($file);
-    }
+      // Check if the file already exists.
+      $files = file_load_multiple(array(), array('uri' => $user->picture));
+      if (count($files)) {
+        $file = reset($files);
+      }
+      else {
+        // Create a file object.
+        $file = new stdClass();
+        $file->uri      = $user->picture;
+        $file->filename = basename($file->uri);
+        $file->filemime = file_get_mimetype($file->uri);
+        $file->uid      = $user->uid;
+        $file->status   = FILE_STATUS_PERMANENT;
+        $file = file_save($file);
+      }
 
-    db_update('users')
-      ->fields(array('picture_fid' => $file->fid))
-      ->condition('uid', $user->uid)
-      ->execute();
+      db_update('users')
+        ->fields(array('picture_fid' => $file->fid))
+        ->condition('uid', $user->uid)
+        ->execute();
+    }
 
     // Update our progress information for the batch update.
     $sandbox['progress']++;