diff --git a/modules/profile/profile.module b/modules/profile/profile.module
index 6bdf7caf75d..44a93a63507 100644
--- a/modules/profile/profile.module
+++ b/modules/profile/profile.module
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ function _profile_get_fields($category, $register = FALSE) {
     $query->where('LOWER(category) = LOWER(:category)', array(':category' => $category));
   }
   if (!user_access('administer users')) {
-    $query->condition('visibility', PROFILE_HIDDEN);
+    $query->condition('visibility', PROFILE_HIDDEN, '<>');
   }
   return $query
     ->fields('profile_field')