diff --git a/lib/navigationlib.php b/lib/navigationlib.php
index 93a3518cb2d..37ab3f93d63 100644
--- a/lib/navigationlib.php
+++ b/lib/navigationlib.php
@@ -2157,8 +2157,7 @@ class global_navigation extends navigation_node {
             $usernode->add(get_string('messages', 'message'), $url, self::TYPE_SETTING, null, 'messages');
         }
 
-        $context = context_user::instance($USER->id);
-        if ($iscurrentuser && has_capability('moodle/user:manageownfiles', $context)) {
+        if ($iscurrentuser && has_capability('moodle/user:manageownfiles', context_user::instance($USER->id))) {
             $url = new moodle_url('/user/files.php');
             $usernode->add(get_string('myfiles'), $url, self::TYPE_SETTING);
         }