diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/Header/Components/AddFriendButton.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/Header/Components/AddFriendButton.cs
index 2e4fd6fe3d..6e1b6e2c7d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/Header/Components/AddFriendButton.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/Header/Components/AddFriendButton.cs
@@ -53,6 +53,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Profile.Header.Components
             User.BindValueChanged(user => updateFollowers(user.NewValue), true);
         }
 
-        private void updateFollowers(User user) => followerText.Text = user?.FollowerCount?.Length > 0 ? user.FollowerCount[0].ToString("#,##0") : "0";
+        private void updateFollowers(User user) => followerText.Text = user?.FollowerCount.ToString("#,##0");
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Users/User.cs b/osu.Game/Users/User.cs
index df41e194b0..34bd4bbaae 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Users/User.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Users/User.cs
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Users
         public int PostCount;
 
         [JsonProperty(@"follower_count")]
-        public int[] FollowerCount;
+        public int FollowerCount;
 
         [JsonProperty]
         private string[] playstyle