diff --git a/blog/rsslib.php b/blog/rsslib.php
index 73cd5ee47f8..22c9612fd9f 100644
--- a/blog/rsslib.php
+++ b/blog/rsslib.php
@@ -158,6 +158,11 @@ function blog_rss_get_params($filters) {
 function blog_rss_get_feed($context, $args) {
     global $CFG, $SITE, $DB;
 
+    if (empty($CFG->enableblogs)) {
+        debugging('Blogging disabled on this site, RSS feeds are not available');
+        return null;
+    }
+
     if (empty($CFG->enablerssfeeds)) {
         debugging('Sorry, RSS feeds are disabled on this site');
         return '';