diff --git a/browser/base/content/browser.js b/browser/base/content/browser.js
index dd5e316f9b3..27ecb4e22fe 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/browser.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/browser.js
@@ -2252,19 +2252,6 @@ function SetPageProxyState(aState)
 
 function PageProxySetIcon (aURL)
 {
-#ifdef MOZ_PLACES
-/*
-  // Save this favicon in the favicon service
-  if (aURL) {
-    var faviconService = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/browser/favicon-service;1"].
-      getService(Components.interfaces.nsIFaviconService);
-    var uri = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/network/io-service;1"]
-        .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIIOService).newURI(aURL, null, null);
-    faviconService.setAndLoadFaviconForPage(gBrowser.currentURI, uri, false);
-  }
-  */
-#endif
-
   if (!gProxyFavIcon)
     return;
 
@@ -3391,7 +3378,19 @@ nsBrowserStatusHandler.prototype =
         gBrowser.mCurrentBrowser == aBrowser &&
         gBrowser.userTypedValue === null)
     {
+      // update the favicon in the URL bar
       PageProxySetIcon(aBrowser.mIconURL);
+
+#ifdef MOZ_PLACES
+      // Save this favicon in the favicon service
+      if (aBrowser.mIconURL) {
+        var faviconService = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/browser/favicon-service;1"].
+          getService(Components.interfaces.nsIFaviconService);
+        var uri = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/network/io-service;1"]
+            .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIIOService).newURI(aBrowser.mIconURL, null, null);
+        faviconService.setAndLoadFaviconForPage(gBrowser.currentURI, uri, false);
+      }
+#endif
     }
   },