diff --git a/4chan_x.js b/4chan_x.js
index 353fb8225..c7bb600ca 100644
--- a/4chan_x.js
+++ b/4chan_x.js
@@ -1692,6 +1692,7 @@
       favicon = $('link[rel="shortcut icon"]', d.head);
       clone = favicon.cloneNode(true);
       clone.href = href;
+      clone.setAttribute('type', 'image/x-icon');
       return $.replace(favicon, clone);
     }
   };
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index a6012e3ed..01a4d6914 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -1322,6 +1322,7 @@ Favicon =
     favicon = $ 'link[rel="shortcut icon"]', d.head
     clone = favicon.cloneNode true
     clone.href = href
+    clone.setAttribute 'type', 'image/x-icon'
     $.replace favicon, clone