diff --git a/tinycon.js b/tinycon.js
index 0b77a73..0e46ba4 100644
--- a/tinycon.js
+++ b/tinycon.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     var links = document.getElementsByTagName('link');
 
     for(var i=0, len=links.length; i < len; i++) {
-      if ((links[i].getAttribute('rel') || '').match(/\bicon\b/i)) {
+      if ((links[i].getAttribute('rel') || '').match(/\b(^| )icon\b/i)) {
         return links[i];
       }
     }
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 
     for(var i=0, len=links.length; i < len; i++) {
       var exists = (typeof(links[i]) !== 'undefined');
-      if (exists && (links[i].getAttribute('rel') || '').match(/\bicon\b/i)) {
+      if (exists && (links[i].getAttribute('rel') || '').match(/\b(^| )icon\b/i)) {
         links[i].parentNode.removeChild(links[i]);
       }
     }