diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox/wrapper.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox/wrapper.nix
index 8f07415db5f..45917bf65c1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox/wrapper.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox/wrapper.nix
@@ -132,8 +132,10 @@ let
         else
             for res in 16 32 48 64 128; do
             mkdir -p "$out/share/icons/hicolor/''${res}x''${res}/apps"
-            ln -s "${browser}/lib/"*"/browser/chrome/icons/default/default''${res}.png" \
+            icon=( "${browser}/lib/"*"/browser/chrome/icons/default/default''${res}.png" )
+              if [ -e "$icon" ]; then ln -s "$icon" \
                 "$out/share/icons/hicolor/''${res}x''${res}/apps/${browserName}.png"
+              fi
             done
         fi