diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 67fd8c60d..6aef2d495 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -2800,7 +2800,7 @@
         return;
       }
       Favicon.halo = /ws/.test(Favicon["default"]) ? Favicon.haloSFW : Favicon.haloNSFW;
-      $('link[rel="shortcut icon"]', d.head).setAttribute('type', 'image/x-icon');
+      $('link[rel="shortcut icon"]', d.head).type = 'image/x-icon';
       g.hiddenReplies = $.get("hiddenReplies/" + g.BOARD + "/", {});
       tzOffset = (new Date()).getTimezoneOffset() / 60;
       g.chanOffset = 5 - tzOffset;
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 48e16a13e..30f8ba407 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -2193,7 +2193,7 @@ main =
       return
 
     Favicon.halo = if /ws/.test Favicon.default then Favicon.haloSFW else Favicon.haloNSFW
-    $('link[rel="shortcut icon"]', d.head).setAttribute 'type', 'image/x-icon'
+    $('link[rel="shortcut icon"]', d.head).type = 'image/x-icon'
     g.hiddenReplies = $.get "hiddenReplies/#{g.BOARD}/", {}
     tzOffset = (new Date()).getTimezoneOffset() / 60
     # GMT -8 is given as +480; would GMT +8 be -480 ?