diff --git a/src/wp-includes/general-template.php b/src/wp-includes/general-template.php
index b8de168861..1995cca45f 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/general-template.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/general-template.php
@@ -3150,7 +3150,7 @@ function wp_site_icon() {
 	}
 	$icon_180 = get_site_icon_url( 180 );
 	if ( $icon_180 ) {
-		$meta_tags[] = sprintf( '<link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="%s" />', esc_url( $icon_180 ) );
+		$meta_tags[] = sprintf( '<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="%s" />', esc_url( $icon_180 ) );
 	}
 	$icon_270 = get_site_icon_url( 270 );
 	if ( $icon_270 ) {
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/general/template.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/general/template.php
index 648e22661a..0a6802cfdf 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/general/template.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/general/template.php
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class Tests_General_Template extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		$output = array(
 			sprintf( '<link rel="icon" href="%s" sizes="32x32" />', esc_url( get_site_icon_url( 32 ) ) ),
 			sprintf( '<link rel="icon" href="%s" sizes="192x192" />', esc_url( get_site_icon_url( 192 ) ) ),
-			sprintf( '<link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="%s" />', esc_url( get_site_icon_url( 180 ) ) ),
+			sprintf( '<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="%s" />', esc_url( get_site_icon_url( 180 ) ) ),
 			sprintf( '<meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="%s" />', esc_url( get_site_icon_url( 270 ) ) ),
 			'',
 		);
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class Tests_General_Template extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		$output = array(
 			sprintf( '<link rel="icon" href="%s" sizes="32x32" />', esc_url( get_site_icon_url( 32 ) ) ),
 			sprintf( '<link rel="icon" href="%s" sizes="192x192" />', esc_url( get_site_icon_url( 192 ) ) ),
-			sprintf( '<link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="%s" />', esc_url( get_site_icon_url( 180 ) ) ),
+			sprintf( '<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="%s" />', esc_url( get_site_icon_url( 180 ) ) ),
 			sprintf( '<meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="%s" />', esc_url( get_site_icon_url( 270 ) ) ),
 			sprintf( '<link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="150x150" href="%s" />', esc_url( get_site_icon_url( 150 ) ) ),
 			'',
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class Tests_General_Template extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		$output = array(
 			sprintf( '<link rel="icon" href="%s" sizes="32x32" />', esc_url( wp_get_attachment_image_url( $attachment_id, 32 ) ) ),
 			sprintf( '<link rel="icon" href="%s" sizes="192x192" />', esc_url( wp_get_attachment_image_url( $attachment_id, 192 ) ) ),
-			sprintf( '<link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="%s" />', esc_url( wp_get_attachment_image_url( $attachment_id, 180 ) ) ),
+			sprintf( '<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="%s" />', esc_url( wp_get_attachment_image_url( $attachment_id, 180 ) ) ),
 			sprintf( '<meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="%s" />', esc_url( wp_get_attachment_image_url( $attachment_id, 270 ) ) ),
 			'',
 		);