diff --git a/buddylist.module b/buddylist.module
index 064c8a1934ed65a99127af2c0e7dfa1e952fc8bb..fc3c7e21035cdf05c1c9f3ae21fd8e157bc8fd0f 100644
--- a/buddylist.module
+++ b/buddylist.module
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ function buddylist_user($type, &$edit, &$thisuser, $category = NULL) {
           break;
         }
       }
-      $output .= form_item(t('Buddies'), theme('item_list', $listbuddies));
+      $output .= form_item(t('Buddies'), theme('user_list', $listbuddies));
     }
 
     // This portion of code is used to see if this $thisuser is a buddy of others and, if s/he is, returns a list
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ function buddylist_user($type, &$edit, &$thisuser, $category = NULL) {
       $listbuddiesof[] = format_name($row);
     }
     if ($listbuddiesof) {
-      $output .= form_item(t('Buddy of'), theme('item_list', $listbuddiesof));
+      $output .= form_item(t('Buddy of'), theme('user_list', $listbuddiesof));
     }
 
     // Check to see whether or not $thisuser is in global $user's buddy list
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ function buddylist_user($type, &$edit, &$thisuser, $category = NULL) {
       }
     }
     if ($actions) {
-      $output .= form_item(t('Buddy actions'), theme('item_list', $actions));
+      $output .= form_item(t('Buddy actions'), theme('user_list', $actions));
     }
     return array(t('Buddy List') => $output);
   }