diff --git a/erpnext/patches/v7_1/update_portal_roles.py b/erpnext/patches/v7_1/update_portal_roles.py
index b36ae93728..deb88a6cb4 100644
--- a/erpnext/patches/v7_1/update_portal_roles.py
+++ b/erpnext/patches/v7_1/update_portal_roles.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ def execute():
 	for c in frappe.get_all('Contact', fields=['user'], filters={'ifnull(user, "")': ('!=', '')}):
 		user = frappe.get_doc('User', c.user)
 		user.set_default_roles()
+		user.flags.ignore_validate = True
 		user.save()