diff --git a/midori/midori-webview.c b/midori/midori-webview.c
index 5e12a44c..4a5a5e37 100644
--- a/midori/midori-webview.c
+++ b/midori/midori-webview.c
@@ -979,7 +979,8 @@ midori_web_view_get_icon (MidoriWebView* web_view)
         if (info)
         {
             content_type = g_file_info_get_content_type (info);
-            icon = !strcmp (content_type, "image/x-icon")
+            /* favicon.ico can be image/x-ico or image/x-icon */
+            icon = !strcmp (content_type, "image/x-ico")
                 ? g_file_icon_new (icon_file) : NULL;
         }