diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 78b4262de..ab8093fae 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ danbarry
 2.11.8.0 (not yet released)
 - patch #1987593 [interface] Table list pagination in navi, 
   thanks to Jason Day - jday29
+- bug #1989081 [profiling] Profiling causes query to be executed again
+  (really causes a problem in case of INSERT/UPDATE)
 
 2.11.7.0 (not yet released)
 - bug #1908719 [interface] New field cannot be auto-increment and primary key
diff --git a/libraries/common.lib.php b/libraries/common.lib.php
index 710dff29a..d13379461 100644
--- a/libraries/common.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/common.lib.php
@@ -1183,7 +1183,11 @@ function PMA_showMessage($message, $sql_query = null, $type = 'notice')
         echo '</code>';
 
         echo '<div class="tools">';
-        PMA_profilingCheckbox($sql_query);
+        // avoid displaying a Profiling checkbox that could
+        // be checked, which would reexecute an INSERT, for example
+        if (! empty($refresh_link)) {
+            PMA_profilingCheckbox($sql_query);
+        }
         echo $edit_link . $explain_link . $php_link . $refresh_link . $validate_link;
         echo '</div>';
     }