diff --git a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/favicons/Favicons.java b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/favicons/Favicons.java
index c76f2ff99ca..ffd919043a3 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/favicons/Favicons.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/favicons/Favicons.java
@@ -610,6 +610,6 @@ public class Favicons {
      */
     public static void getPreferredSizeFaviconForPage(Context context, String url, String iconURL, OnFaviconLoadedListener onFaviconLoadedListener) {
         int preferredSize = GeckoAppShell.getPreferredIconSize();
-        loadUncachedFavicon(context, url, iconURL, 0, preferredSize, onFaviconLoadedListener);
+        loadUncachedFavicon(context, url, iconURL, LoadFaviconTask.FLAG_BYPASS_CACHE_WHEN_DOWNLOADING_ICONS, preferredSize, onFaviconLoadedListener);
     }
 }