diff --git a/user/edit.php b/user/edit.php
index a411236dc29..9dd872ba2b7 100644
--- a/user/edit.php
+++ b/user/edit.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     // User interests separated by commas
     if (!empty($CFG->usetags)) {
         require_once($CFG->dirroot.'/tag/lib.php');
-        $user->interests = tag_names_csv(get_item_tags('user', $user->id));
+        $user->interests = tag_get_tags_csv('user', $user->id, TAG_RETURN_TEXT);
     }
 
     // remote users cannot be edited