diff --git a/config.php-dist b/config.php-dist
index cf6b6afab..704c060a5 100644
--- a/config.php-dist
+++ b/config.php-dist
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 	define('CHECK_FOR_NEW_VERSION', true);
 	// Check for new versions of tt-rss when entering preferences.
 
-	define('USE_CURL_FOR_ICONS', true);
+	define('USE_CURL_FOR_ICONS', false);
 	// Fetch favicons using CURL, useful if your PHP has disabled remote fopen()
 
 	define('CONFIG_VERSION', 4);