diff --git a/app/views/profile/show.html.haml b/app/views/profile/show.html.haml
index 95cce2bb6b6..a7b6a18ad2d 100644
--- a/app/views/profile/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/profile/show.html.haml
@@ -45,9 +45,10 @@
           %span.help-block Tell us about yourself in fewer than 250 characters.
     .span5.right
 
-      %p.alert.alert-info
-        %strong Tip:
-        You can change your avatar at gravatar.com
+      -unless Gitlab.config.disable_gravatar?
+        %p.alert.alert-info
+          %strong Tip:
+          You can change your avatar at gravatar.com
 
       %h4
         Personal projects: