diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/user_profiles.py b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/user_profiles.py
index 5240a4c4f6..50bf4f47a0 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/user_profiles.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/user_profiles.py
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ class %(classname)s(%(base_class)s):
         item = items[-1]
         id_ = unicode(item.data(Qt.UserRole).toString())
         title = unicode(item.data(Qt.DisplayRole).toString()).rpartition(' [')[0]
-        profile = get_builtin_recipe_by_id(id_)
+        profile = get_builtin_recipe_by_id(id_, download_recipe=True)
         if profile is None:
             raise Exception('Something weird happened')