Index: branches/release-35/lib/MT/BackupRestore.pm
===================================================================
--- branches/release-35/lib/MT/BackupRestore.pm (revision 1823)
+++ branches/release-35/lib/MT/BackupRestore.pm (revision 1902)
@@ -469,4 +469,13 @@
                 old_id => $old_id,
             };
+        } elsif ( $key =~ /^MT::Author#(\d+)$/ ) {
+            # restore userpic association now
+            my $new_author = $all_objects->{$key};
+            if ( my $userpic_id = $new_author->userpic_asset_id ) {
+                if ( my $new_asset = $all_objects->{'MT::Asset#' . $userpic_id} ) {
+                    $new_author->userpic_asset_id( $new_asset->id );
+                    $new_author->update;
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
Index: branches/release-35/lib/MT/CMS/Tools.pm
===================================================================
--- branches/release-35/lib/MT/CMS/Tools.pm (revision 1823)
+++ branches/release-35/lib/MT/CMS/Tools.pm (revision 1902)
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 
 use strict;
+use Symbol;
 
 use MT::I18N qw( encode_text );