diff --git a/manual/source/_static/favicon.ico b/common/favicon.ico
similarity index 100%
rename from manual/source/_static/favicon.ico
rename to common/favicon.ico
diff --git a/impatient-guide/conf.py b/impatient-guide/conf.py
index f0dda2be76..5b25e6f16e 100644
--- a/impatient-guide/conf.py
+++ b/impatient-guide/conf.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 # The name of an image file (within the static path) to use as favicon of the
 # docs.  This file should be a Windows icon file (.ico) being 16x16 or 32x32
 # pixels large.
-html_favicon = "../../manual/source/_static/favicon.ico"
+html_favicon = "../../common/favicon.ico"
 
 # Add any paths that contain custom static files (such as style sheets) here,
 # relative to this directory. They are copied after the builtin static files,
diff --git a/manual/source/conf.py b/manual/source/conf.py
index 4bd57ced63..6b584d6da5 100644
--- a/manual/source/conf.py
+++ b/manual/source/conf.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 # The name of an image file (within the static path) to use as favicon of the
 # docs.  This file should be a Windows icon file (.ico) being 16x16 or 32x32
 # pixels large.
-html_favicon = "_static/favicon.ico"
+html_favicon = "../../../common/favicon.ico"
 
 # Output file base name for HTML help builder.
 htmlhelp_basename = 'NeXusManualdoc'