diff --git a/panels/color/cc-color-panel.c b/panels/color/cc-color-panel.c
index 3301838fa..b700de13b 100644
--- a/panels/color/cc-color-panel.c
+++ b/panels/color/cc-color-panel.c
@@ -1508,6 +1508,16 @@ gcm_prefs_device_set_model_by_iter (CcColorPanel *prefs, CdDevice *device, GtkTr
       goto out;
     }
 
+#if CD_CHECK_VERSION(0,1,13)
+      /* ignore profiles from other user accounts */
+      if (!cd_profile_has_access (profile))
+        {
+          g_warning ("%s is not usable by this user",
+                     cd_profile_get_filename (profile));
+          goto out;
+        }
+#endif
+
   /* autogenerated printer defaults */
   if (cd_device_get_kind (device) == CD_DEVICE_KIND_PRINTER &&
       cd_profile_get_filename (profile) == NULL)