diff --git a/src/book.cpp b/src/book.cpp
index 2a764c994..69d70a2a9 100644
--- a/src/book.cpp
+++ b/src/book.cpp
@@ -144,10 +144,11 @@ void Book::updateFromXml(const pugi::xml_node& node, const std::string& baseDir)
   m_articleCount = strtoull(ATTR("articleCount"), 0, 0);
   m_mediaCount = strtoull(ATTR("mediaCount"), 0, 0);
   m_size = strtoull(ATTR("size"), 0, 0) << 10;
-  Illustration& favicon = getMutableDefaultIllustration();
-  favicon.data = base64_decode(ATTR("favicon"));
-  favicon.mimeType = ATTR("faviconMimeType");
-  favicon.url = ATTR("faviconUrl");
+  const auto favicon = std::make_shared<Illustration>();
+  favicon->data = base64_decode(ATTR("favicon"));
+  favicon->mimeType = ATTR("faviconMimeType");
+  favicon->url = ATTR("faviconUrl");
+  m_illustrations.assign(1, favicon);
   try {
     m_downloadId = ATTR("downloadId");
   } catch(...) {}