diff --git a/components/com_users/src/View/Profile/HtmlView.php b/components/com_users/src/View/Profile/HtmlView.php
index 3d73ee6ebcbcb..4230c1eac741f 100644
--- a/components/com_users/src/View/Profile/HtmlView.php
+++ b/components/com_users/src/View/Profile/HtmlView.php
@@ -139,13 +139,14 @@ public function display($tpl = null)
         unset($this->data->text);
 
         // Check for layout from menu item.
-        $query = Factory::getApplication()->getMenu()->getActive()->query;
+        $active = Factory::getApplication()->getMenu()->getActive();
 
         if (
-            isset($query['layout']) && isset($query['option']) && $query['option'] === 'com_users'
-            && isset($query['view']) && $query['view'] === 'profile'
+            $active && isset($active->query['layout'])
+            && isset($active->query['option']) && $active->query['option'] === 'com_users'
+            && isset($active->query['view']) && $active->query['view'] === 'profile'
         ) {
-            $this->setLayout($query['layout']);
+            $this->setLayout($active->query['layout']);
         }
 
         // Escape strings for HTML output