diff --git a/classes/Profile.php b/classes/Profile.php
index 65758f3e36..620772b0a4 100644
--- a/classes/Profile.php
+++ b/classes/Profile.php
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ class Profile extends Managed_DataObject
 
         $notices = new Notice();
         $notices->profile_id = $this->id;
-        $notices->whereAdd("verb = '".ActivityVerb::POST."'");        
+        $notices->verb = ActivityVerb::POST;        
         $cnt = (int) $notices->count('distinct id');
 
         if (!empty($c)) {