diff --git a/admin/user.php b/admin/user.php
index ac0f5f94cb62b..80e462d2743c5 100644
--- a/admin/user.php
+++ b/admin/user.php
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
 
     } else {
 
-        $countries = get_string_manager()->get_list_of_countries(false);
+        $countries = get_string_manager()->get_list_of_countries(true);
         if (empty($mnethosts)) {
             $mnethosts = $DB->get_records('mnet_host', null, 'id', 'id,wwwroot,name');
         }
diff --git a/blocks/myprofile/block_myprofile.php b/blocks/myprofile/block_myprofile.php
index fa9c1662e5bfd..b596f15aea40d 100644
--- a/blocks/myprofile/block_myprofile.php
+++ b/blocks/myprofile/block_myprofile.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public function get_content() {
         $this->content->text .= '<div class="myprofileitem fullname">'.fullname($USER).'</div>';
 
         if(!isset($this->config->display_country) || $this->config->display_country == 1) {
-            $countries = get_string_manager()->get_list_of_countries();
+            $countries = get_string_manager()->get_list_of_countries(true);
             if (isset($countries[$USER->country])) {
                 $this->content->text .= '<div class="myprofileitem country">';
                 $this->content->text .= get_string('country') . ': ' . $countries[$USER->country];
diff --git a/user/classes/participants_table.php b/user/classes/participants_table.php
index bc66a9efbe101..a53caf185f39f 100644
--- a/user/classes/participants_table.php
+++ b/user/classes/participants_table.php
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ public function __construct($courseid, $currentgroup, $accesssince, $roleid, $en
         $this->enrolid = $enrolid;
         $this->status = $status;
         $this->selectall = $selectall;
-        $this->countries = get_string_manager()->get_list_of_countries();
+        $this->countries = get_string_manager()->get_list_of_countries(true);
         $this->extrafields = $extrafields;
         $this->context = $context;
         if ($canseegroups) {