diff --git a/modules/profile.module b/modules/profile.module
index e3db77656b6..3a2ebe48acf 100644
--- a/modules/profile.module
+++ b/modules/profile.module
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ function profile_view_field($user, $field) {
 
 function profile_view_profile($user) {
 
-  profile_load_profile(&$user);
+  profile_load_profile($user);
 
   $result = db_query('SELECT * FROM {profile_fields} ORDER BY category, weight');
   while ($field = db_fetch_object($result)) {
diff --git a/modules/profile/profile.module b/modules/profile/profile.module
index e3db77656b6..3a2ebe48acf 100644
--- a/modules/profile/profile.module
+++ b/modules/profile/profile.module
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ function profile_view_field($user, $field) {
 
 function profile_view_profile($user) {
 
-  profile_load_profile(&$user);
+  profile_load_profile($user);
 
   $result = db_query('SELECT * FROM {profile_fields} ORDER BY category, weight');
   while ($field = db_fetch_object($result)) {