diff --git a/course/lib.php b/course/lib.php
index 6d3089a5954..190eaeace07 100644
--- a/course/lib.php
+++ b/course/lib.php
@@ -4041,32 +4041,36 @@ function course_get_user_navigation_options($context, $course = null) {
         // We are in a course, so make sure we use the proper capability (course:viewparticipants).
         $options->participants = course_can_view_participants($context);
 
-        // Only display badges if the current user can manage them or if they can view them and have, at least, one available badge.
-        require_once($CFG->dirroot.'/lib/badgeslib.php');
-        $canmanage = has_any_capability([
-                'moodle/badges:createbadge',
-                'moodle/badges:awardbadge',
-                'moodle/badges:configurecriteria',
-                'moodle/badges:configuremessages',
-                'moodle/badges:configuredetails',
-                'moodle/badges:deletebadge',
-            ],
-            $context
-        );
-        $totalbadges = [];
-        $canview = false;
-        if (!$canmanage) {
-            // This only needs to be calculated if the user can't manage badges (to improve performance).
-            $canview = has_capability('moodle/badges:viewbadges', $context);
-            if (is_null($course)) {
-                $totalbadges = count(badges_get_badges(BADGE_TYPE_SITE, 0, '', '', 0, 0, $USER->id));
-            } else {
-                $totalbadges = count(badges_get_badges(BADGE_TYPE_COURSE, $course->id, '', '', 0, 0, $USER->id));
+        // Only display badges if they are enabled and the current user can manage them or if they can view them and have,
+        // at least, one available badge.
+        if (!empty($CFG->enablebadges) && !empty($CFG->badges_allowcoursebadges)) {
+            $canmanage = has_any_capability([
+                    'moodle/badges:createbadge',
+                    'moodle/badges:awardbadge',
+                    'moodle/badges:configurecriteria',
+                    'moodle/badges:configuremessages',
+                    'moodle/badges:configuredetails',
+                    'moodle/badges:deletebadge',
+                ],
+                $context
+            );
+            $totalbadges = [];
+            $canview = false;
+            if (!$canmanage) {
+                // This only needs to be calculated if the user can't manage badges (to improve performance).
+                $canview = has_capability('moodle/badges:viewbadges', $context);
+                if ($canview) {
+                    require_once($CFG->dirroot.'/lib/badgeslib.php');
+                    if (is_null($course)) {
+                        $totalbadges = count(badges_get_badges(BADGE_TYPE_SITE, 0, '', '', 0, 0, $USER->id));
+                    } else {
+                        $totalbadges = count(badges_get_badges(BADGE_TYPE_COURSE, $course->id, '', '', 0, 0, $USER->id));
+                    }
+                }
             }
-        }
 
-        $options->badges = !empty($CFG->enablebadges) && !empty($CFG->badges_allowcoursebadges) &&
-                            ($canmanage || ($canview && $totalbadges > 0));
+            $options->badges = ($canmanage || ($canview && $totalbadges > 0));
+        }
         // Add view grade report is permitted.
         $grades = false;