diff --git a/enrol/ajax.php b/enrol/ajax.php
index 0b0ee3131e4..f49c1dca32b 100644
--- a/enrol/ajax.php
+++ b/enrol/ajax.php
@@ -96,9 +96,16 @@ switch ($action) {
         $page = optional_param('page', 0, PARAM_INT);
         $outcome->response = $manager->search_other_users($search, $searchanywhere, $page);
         $extrafields = get_extra_user_fields($context);
+        $useroptions = array();
+        // User is not enrolled, either link to site profile or do not link at all.
+        if (has_capability('moodle/user:viewdetails', context_system::instance())) {
+            $useroptions['courseid'] = SITEID;
+        } else {
+            $useroptions['link'] = false;
+        }
         foreach ($outcome->response['users'] as &$user) {
             $user->userId = $user->id;
-            $user->picture = $OUTPUT->user_picture($user);
+            $user->picture = $OUTPUT->user_picture($user, $useroptions);
             $user->fullname = fullname($user);
             $fieldvalues = array();
             foreach ($extrafields as $field) {
diff --git a/enrol/manual/ajax.php b/enrol/manual/ajax.php
index ea4acd8d48f..f51adca1e40 100644
--- a/enrol/manual/ajax.php
+++ b/enrol/manual/ajax.php
@@ -71,8 +71,15 @@ switch ($action) {
         $perpage = optional_param('perpage', 25, PARAM_INT);  //  This value is hard-coded to 25 in quickenrolment.js
         $outcome->response = $manager->get_potential_users($enrolid, $search, $searchanywhere, $page, $perpage, $addedenrollment);
         $extrafields = get_extra_user_fields($context);
+        $useroptions = array();
+        // User is not enrolled yet, either link to site profile or do not link at all.
+        if (has_capability('moodle/user:viewdetails', context_system::instance())) {
+            $useroptions['courseid'] = SITEID;
+        } else {
+            $useroptions['link'] = false;
+        }
         foreach ($outcome->response['users'] as &$user) {
-            $user->picture = $OUTPUT->user_picture($user);
+            $user->picture = $OUTPUT->user_picture($user, $useroptions);
             $user->fullname = fullname($user);
             $fieldvalues = array();
             foreach ($extrafields as $field) {