diff --git a/user/lib.php b/user/lib.php
index c4f433efac2..cf74c87fa17 100644
--- a/user/lib.php
+++ b/user/lib.php
@@ -383,8 +383,9 @@ function user_get_user_details($user, $course = null, array $userfields = array(
     if (in_array('email', $userfields) && ($currentuser
       or $canviewuseremail  // this is a capability in course context, it will be false in usercontext
       or $user->maildisplay == 1
-      or ($user->maildisplay == 2 and enrol_sharing_course($user, $USER)))) {
-        $userdetails['email'] = $user->email;;
+      or ($user->maildisplay == 2 and enrol_sharing_course($user, $USER))
+      or $isadmin)) {
+        $userdetails['email'] = $user->email;
     }
 
     if (in_array('interests', $userfields) && !empty($CFG->usetags)) {