diff --git a/web/src/favicon.ts b/web/src/favicon.ts
index 9f13f1c9b8..3f7c7a38e5 100644
--- a/web/src/favicon.ts
+++ b/web/src/favicon.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import static_favicon_image from "../../static/images/favicon.svg";
 import render_favicon_svg from "../templates/favicon.svg.hbs";
 
 import * as blueslip from "./blueslip.ts";
-import favicon_font_url from "./favicon_font_url!=!url-loader!font-subset-loader2?glyphs=0123456789KMGT∞!source-sans/TTF/SourceSans3-Bold.ttf"; // eslint-disable-line import/extensions
+import favicon_font_url_html from "./favicon_font_url!=!url-loader!font-subset-loader2?glyphs=0123456789KMGT∞!source-sans/TTF/SourceSans3-Bold.ttf"; // eslint-disable-line import/extensions
 
 let favicon_state: {image: HTMLImageElement; url: string} | undefined;
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export function update_favicon(new_message_count: number, pm_count: number): voi
             count,
             count_long,
             have_pm: pm_count !== 0,
-            favicon_font_url,
+            favicon_font_url_html,
         });
 
         load_and_set_favicon(rendered_favicon);
diff --git a/web/templates/favicon.svg.hbs b/web/templates/favicon.svg.hbs
index 67a87e963b..84e3afe164 100644
--- a/web/templates/favicon.svg.hbs
+++ b/web/templates/favicon.svg.hbs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         font-family: 'Source Sans 3';
         font-style: normal;
         font-weight: 700;
-        src: url({{{favicon_font_url}}}) format('truetype');
+        src: url({{{favicon_font_url_html}}}) format('truetype');
         }
     </style>
     <linearGradient id="a" x1="0" y1="0" x2="0" y2="1">