diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
index 55dad98ed..98258c9fe 100644
--- a/.htaccess
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ php_value	mbstring.func_overload	0
 
 <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
 RewriteEngine On
-RewriteRule ^favicon.ico$ skins/default/images/favicon.ico
+RewriteRule ^favicon\.ico$ skins/default/images/favicon.ico
 # security rules
 RewriteRule .svn/ - [F]
 RewriteRule ^README|INSTALL|LICENSE|SQL|bin|CHANGELOG$ - [F]