diff --git a/routers/web/shared/user/header.go b/routers/web/shared/user/header.go
index c257af46c0..fc448fcb49 100644
--- a/routers/web/shared/user/header.go
+++ b/routers/web/shared/user/header.go
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ func PrepareContextForProfileBigAvatar(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 	ctx.Data["IsBlocked"] = ctx.Doer != nil && user_model.IsBlocked(ctx, ctx.Doer.ID, ctx.ContextUser.ID)
 	ctx.Data["ShowUserEmail"] = setting.UI.ShowUserEmail && ctx.ContextUser.Email != "" && ctx.IsSigned && !ctx.ContextUser.KeepEmailPrivate
-	ctx.Data["ContextUserLocationMapURL"] = setting.Service.UserLocationMapURL + url.QueryEscape(ctx.ContextUser.Location)
-
+	if setting.Service.UserLocationMapURL != "" {
+		ctx.Data["ContextUserLocationMapURL"] = setting.Service.UserLocationMapURL + url.QueryEscape(ctx.ContextUser.Location)
+	}
 	// Show OpenID URIs
 	openIDs, err := user_model.GetUserOpenIDs(ctx, ctx.ContextUser.ID)
 	if err != nil {