diff --git a/R/build-favicons.R b/R/build-favicons.R
index 72ec47ec0..8bdca8f5b 100644
--- a/R/build-favicons.R
+++ b/R/build-favicons.R
@@ -119,5 +119,5 @@ copy_favicons <- function(pkg = ".") {
 has_favicons <- function(pkg = ".") {
   pkg <- as_pkgdown(pkg)
 
-  file_exists(path(pkg$src_path, "pkgdown", "favicon"))
+  unname(file_exists(path(pkg$src_path, "pkgdown", "favicon")))
 }