diff --git a/include/identity.php b/include/identity.php
index a6db963dd..5de5c919d 100644
--- a/include/identity.php
+++ b/include/identity.php
@@ -656,8 +656,10 @@ function advanced_profile(App $a) {
 			$profile['birthday'] = array( t('Birthday:'), $val);
 
 		}
-
-		if ($age = age($a->profile['dob'],$a->profile['timezone'],'')) {
+		if (!empty($a->profile['dob'])
+			&& $a->profile['dob'] > '0001-01-01'
+			&& $age = age($a->profile['dob'], $a->profile['timezone'], '')
+		) {
 			$profile['age'] = array( t('Age:'), $age );
 		}