diff --git a/src/components/viewmodels/right_panel/user_info/UserInfoHeaderVerificationViewModel.tsx b/src/components/viewmodels/right_panel/user_info/UserInfoHeaderVerificationViewModel.tsx
index 401c5365256..3f30064ae82 100644
--- a/src/components/viewmodels/right_panel/user_info/UserInfoHeaderVerificationViewModel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/viewmodels/right_panel/user_info/UserInfoHeaderVerificationViewModel.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ export interface UserInfoVerificationSectionState {
      * used to display correct badge value
      */
     isUserVerified: boolean;
+    /**
+     * used to determine if the user is self
+     */
+    isMe: boolean;
     /**
      * callback function when verifyUser button is clicked
      */
@@ -67,13 +71,7 @@ export const useUserInfoVerificationViewModel = (
     const hasUserVerificationStatus = Boolean(userTrust);
     const isUserVerified = Boolean(userTrust?.isVerified());
     const isMe = member.userId === cli.getUserId();
-    const canVerify =
-        hasUserVerificationStatus &&
-        homeserverSupportsCrossSigning &&
-        !isUserVerified &&
-        !isMe &&
-        devices &&
-        devices.length > 0;
+    const canVerify = hasUserVerificationStatus && homeserverSupportsCrossSigning && !isUserVerified;
 
     const hasCrossSigningKeys = useHasCrossSigningKeys(cli, member as User, canVerify);
     const verifySelectedUser = (): Promise<void> => verifyUser(cli, member as User);
@@ -82,6 +80,7 @@ export const useUserInfoVerificationViewModel = (
         canVerify,
         hasCrossSigningKeys,
         isUserVerified,
+        isMe,
         verifySelectedUser,
     };
 };
diff --git a/src/components/views/right_panel/user_info/UserInfoHeaderVerificationView.tsx b/src/components/views/right_panel/user_info/UserInfoHeaderVerificationView.tsx
index 9d42f618dda..877b64bf8e3 100644
--- a/src/components/views/right_panel/user_info/UserInfoHeaderVerificationView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/right_panel/user_info/UserInfoHeaderVerificationView.tsx
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export const UserInfoHeaderVerificationView: React.FC<{
     } else if (vm.hasCrossSigningKeys === undefined) {
         // We are still fetching the cross-signing keys for the user, show spinner.
         content = <InlineSpinner size={24} />;
-    } else if (vm.canVerify && vm.hasCrossSigningKeys) {
+    } else if (vm.canVerify && vm.hasCrossSigningKeys && !vm.isMe) {
         content = (
             <div className="mx_UserInfo_container_verifyButton">
                 <Button
diff --git a/src/customisations/README.md b/src/customisations/README.md
index cacf1166042..1825a525f51 120000
--- a/src/customisations/README.md
+++ b/src/customisations/README.md
@@ -1 +1 @@
-../../docs/customisations.md
\ No newline at end of file
+../../docs/customisations.md