diff --git a/src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.js b/src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.js
index a0819be472..b08f07ace4 100644
--- a/src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.js
+++ b/src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.js
@@ -1308,15 +1308,18 @@ const UserInfo = ({user, groupId, roomId, onClose}) => {
userTrust.isVerified();
const isMe = user.userId === cli.getUserId();
let verifyButton;
- if (!userVerified && !isMe) {
+ if (isRoomEncrypted && !userVerified && !isMe) {
verifyButton =