diff --git a/src/unix/mimetype.cpp b/src/unix/mimetype.cpp
index 3015edf5f7..d5f4415784 100644
--- a/src/unix/mimetype.cpp
+++ b/src/unix/mimetype.cpp
@@ -2173,7 +2173,7 @@ bool wxMimeTypesManagerImpl::ReadMimeTypes(const wxString& strFileName)
             else if ( strLHS == wxT("exts") ) {
                 strExtensions = strRHS;
             }
-            else if ( strLHS != _T("icon") )
+            else if ( strLHS == _T("icon") )
             {
                 // this one is simply ignored: it usually refers to Netscape
                 // built in icons which are useless for us anyhow