2 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/cgitrc.5.txt b/cgitrc.5.txt
index afad0d5..b5f1cdb 100644
--- a/cgitrc.5.txt
+++ b/cgitrc.5.txt
@@ -250,9 +250,10 @@ enable-markdown::
 	Default value: "1".
 
 favicon::
-	Url used as link to a shortcut icon for cgit. It is suggested to use
-	the value "/favicon.ico" since certain browsers will ignore other
-	values. Default value: "/favicon.ico".
+	Url used as link to the icon for cgit. Any path works, but keeping
+	the value "/favicon.ico" is still worthwhile, since clients that do
+	not parse the page head probe that path directly. Default value:
+	"/favicon.ico".
 
 footer::
 	The content of the file specified with this option will be included
diff --git a/source/ui-shared.c b/source/ui-shared.c
index 477314c..7687ae1 100644
--- a/source/ui-shared.c
+++ b/source/ui-shared.c
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ void cgit_print_docstart(void)
 		emit_js_link(NULL, "/cgit.js");
 
 	if (ctx.cfg.favicon && *ctx.cfg.favicon) {
-		html("<link rel='shortcut icon' href='");
+		html("<link rel='icon' href='");
 		html_attr(ctx.cfg.favicon);
 		html("'/>\n");
 	}