diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/admin-filters.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/admin-filters.php
index 68e587dd8d..ff9204f125 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/admin-filters.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/admin-filters.php
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ add_filter( 'media_upload_tabs', 'update_gallery_tab' );
 // Misc hooks.
 add_action( 'admin_head', 'wp_admin_canonical_url'   );
 add_action( 'admin_head', 'wp_color_scheme_settings' );
+add_action( 'admin_head', 'wp_site_icon'             );
 add_action( 'admin_head', '_ipad_meta'               );
 
 add_action( 'post_edit_form_tag', 'post_form_autocomplete_off' );
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-icon.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-icon.php
index d97ba6d63b..a4a08e0d51 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-icon.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-icon.php
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ class WP_Site_Icon {
 	public function __construct() {
 
 		// Add the favicon to the backend.
-		add_action( 'admin_head', 'wp_site_icon' );
-
 		add_action( 'admin_menu', array( $this, 'admin_menu_upload_site_icon' ) );
 
 		add_action( 'admin_action_set_site_icon',    array( $this, 'set_site_icon'    ) );