diff --git a/mod/forum/lib.php b/mod/forum/lib.php
index 4816808aa21..8181051fdc3 100644
--- a/mod/forum/lib.php
+++ b/mod/forum/lib.php
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ function forum_cron() {
 
                 $headerdata = new stdClass();
                 $headerdata->sitename = format_string($site->fullname, true);
-                $headerdata->userprefs = $CFG->wwwroot.'/user/edit.php?id='.$userid.'&course='.$site->id;
+                $headerdata->userprefs = $CFG->wwwroot.'/user/forum.php?id='.$userid.'&course='.$site->id;
 
                 $posttext = get_string('digestmailheader', 'forum', $headerdata)."\n\n";
                 $headerdata->userprefs = '<a target="_blank" href="'.$headerdata->userprefs.'">'.get_string('digestmailprefs', 'forum').'</a>';