diff --git a/user/profile/index.php b/user/profile/index.php
index 32daa1ce16d..3b04985abc1 100644
--- a/user/profile/index.php
+++ b/user/profile/index.php
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ foreach ($categories as $category) {
 
     if ($fields = $DB->get_records('user_info_field', array('categoryid'=>$category->id), 'sortorder ASC')) {
         foreach ($fields as $field) {
-            $table->data[] = array($field->name, profile_field_icons($field));
+            $table->data[] = array(format_string($field->name), profile_field_icons($field));
         }
     }