diff --git a/core-icon.html b/core-icon.html
index 35a6393..a1e4bdb 100644
--- a/core-icon.html
+++ b/core-icon.html
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
         var set = this.getIconset(parts.pop());
         if (set) {
           var scale = this.size / set.iconSize;
-          set.applyAsBackground(this, icon, this.activeTheme, scale);
+          set.applyIcon(this, icon, this.activeTheme, scale);
         }
       }