diff --git a/mod/chat/lib.php b/mod/chat/lib.php
index c51d33ee34e..e3ad93d1fac 100644
--- a/mod/chat/lib.php
+++ b/mod/chat/lib.php
@@ -360,7 +360,8 @@ function chat_print_recent_activity($course, $viewfullnames, $timestart) {
                 $groupselect = "";
             }
 
-            if (!$users = $DB->get_records_sql("SELECT u.id, u.firstname, u.lastname, u.email, u.picture
+            $userfields = user_picture::fields('u');
+            if (!$users = $DB->get_records_sql("SELECT $userfields
                                                   FROM {course_modules} cm
                                                   JOIN {chat} ch        ON ch.id = cm.instance
                                                   JOIN {chat_users} chu ON chu.chatid = ch.id