diff --git a/user/editlib.php b/user/editlib.php
index 16fd1684893..b3874644107 100644
--- a/user/editlib.php
+++ b/user/editlib.php
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ function useredit_shared_definition(&$mform, $editoroptions, $filemanageroptions
     }
 
     $mform->addElement('editor', 'description_editor', get_string('userdescription'), null, $editoroptions);
-    $mform->setType('description_editor', PARAM_CLEANHTML);
+    $mform->setType('description_editor', PARAM_RAW);
     $mform->addHelpButton('description_editor', 'userdescription');
 
     if (empty($USER->newadminuser)) {