diff --git a/modules/user/user-picture.tpl.php b/modules/user/user-picture.tpl.php
index a194fc4477533b7fa53ebf6e8414033b4fd8f62f..c0f7e1ac760e8456fe1fa7f8f87c06ebc0ce7a67 100644
--- a/modules/user/user-picture.tpl.php
+++ b/modules/user/user-picture.tpl.php
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  * @see template_preprocess_user_picture()
  */
 ?>
-<div class="picture">
-  <?php print $picture; ?>
-</div>
+<?php if ($picture): ?>
+  <div class="picture">
+    <?php print $picture; ?>
+  </div>
+<?php endif; ?>