diff --git a/mod/profile.php b/mod/profile.php
index ea84c3822..7dfdb49de 100644
--- a/mod/profile.php
+++ b/mod/profile.php
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ function profile_content(&$a, $update = 0) {
 			return $o;
 		}
 
-		if(x($_SESSION,'new_member') && $_SESSION['new_member'])
+		if(x($_SESSION,'new_member') && $_SESSION['new_member'] && $is_owner)
 			$o .= '<a href="newmember">' . t('Tips for New Members') . '</a>' . EOL;
 
 		$commpage = (($a->profile['page-flags'] == PAGE_COMMUNITY) ? true : false);