diff --git a/lib/classes/user.php b/lib/classes/user.php
index 77ab9304f54..a125173e170 100644
--- a/lib/classes/user.php
+++ b/lib/classes/user.php
@@ -1417,11 +1417,11 @@ class core_user {
 
         // Get courseid from context if provided.
         if ($context && $coursecontext = $context->get_course_context(false)) {
-            $params['courseid'] = $coursecontext->instanceid;
+            $params['course'] = $coursecontext->instanceid;
         }
 
         // If courseid is not set or is set to site id, then return profile page, otherwise return view page.
-        if (!isset($params['courseid']) || $params['courseid'] == SITEID) {
+        if (!isset($params['course']) || $params['course'] == SITEID) {
             return new moodle_url('/user/profile.php', $params);
         } else {
             return new moodle_url('/user/view.php', $params);
diff --git a/lib/tests/user_test.php b/lib/tests/user_test.php
index 0a82f09f186..ce9baa282db 100644
--- a/lib/tests/user_test.php
+++ b/lib/tests/user_test.php
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ class user_test extends \advanced_testcase {
         // Display profile url at course context.
         $course = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_course();
         $coursecontext = \context_course::instance($course->id);
-        $this->assertEquals("https://www.example.com/moodle/user/view.php?id={$user->id}&courseid={$course->id}",
+        $this->assertEquals("https://www.example.com/moodle/user/view.php?id={$user->id}&course={$course->id}",
             \core_user::get_profile_url($user, $coursecontext));
 
         // Throw error if userid is invalid.