diff --git a/user/files.php b/user/files.php
index d7043c588c8..9305cabe3ce 100644
--- a/user/files.php
+++ b/user/files.php
@@ -51,14 +51,16 @@ $PAGE->set_heading($title);
 $PAGE->set_pagelayout('mydashboard');
 $PAGE->set_pagetype('user-files');
 
+$maxbytes = $CFG->userquota;
 $maxareabytes = $CFG->userquota;
 if (has_capability('moodle/user:ignoreuserquota', $context)) {
+    $maxbytes = USER_CAN_IGNORE_FILE_SIZE_LIMITS;
     $maxareabytes = FILE_AREA_MAX_BYTES_UNLIMITED;
 }
 
 $data = new stdClass();
 $data->returnurl = $returnurl;
-$options = array('subdirs' => 1, 'maxbytes' => $CFG->userquota, 'maxfiles' => -1, 'accepted_types' => '*',
+$options = array('subdirs' => 1, 'maxbytes' => $maxbytes, 'maxfiles' => -1, 'accepted_types' => '*',
         'areamaxbytes' => $maxareabytes);
 file_prepare_standard_filemanager($data, 'files', $options, $context, 'user', 'private', 0);