diff --git a/lib/profilelist.php b/lib/profilelist.php
index 3e5513895c..934907bc35 100644
--- a/lib/profilelist.php
+++ b/lib/profilelist.php
@@ -181,9 +181,8 @@ class ProfileListItem extends Widget
     function showAvatar()
     {
         $avatar = $this->profile->getAvatar(AVATAR_STREAM_SIZE);
-        $this->out->elementStart('a', array('href' => $this->profile->profileurl,
-                                            'class' => 'url entry-title',
-                                            'rel' => 'contact'));
+        $aAttrs = $this->linkAttributes();
+        $this->out->elementStart('a', $aAttrs);
         $this->out->element('img', array('src' => ($avatar) ? $avatar->displayUrl() : Avatar::defaultImage(AVATAR_STREAM_SIZE),
                                          'class' => 'photo avatar',
                                          'width' => AVATAR_STREAM_SIZE,
@@ -299,4 +298,11 @@ class ProfileListItem extends Widget
     {
         return htmlspecialchars($text);
     }
+
+    function linkAttributes()
+    {
+        return array('href' => $this->profile->profileurl,
+                     'class' => 'url entry-title',
+                     'rel' => 'contact');
+    }
 }