diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/user.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/user.js.es6
index 8ccef07c9e..f12612b45c 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/user.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/user.js.es6
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export default Ember.Controller.extend(CanCheckEmails, {
     if (!Ember.isEmpty(siteUserFields)) {
       const userFields = this.get('model.user_fields');
       return siteUserFields.filterBy('show_on_profile', true).sortBy('position').map(field => {
-        field.dasherized_name = field.get('name').dasherize();
+        Ember.set(field, 'dasherized_name', field.get('name').dasherize());
         const value = userFields ? userFields[field.get('id').toString()] : null;
         return Ember.isEmpty(value) ? null : Ember.Object.create({ value, field });
       }).compact();