diff --git a/share/icons/Makefile.am b/share/icons/Makefile.am
index ee5384cc..1096c04c 100644
--- a/share/icons/Makefile.am
+++ b/share/icons/Makefile.am
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ icondir = $(datadir)/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps
 hicolor_DATA = hexchat.svg
 hicolordir = $(datadir)/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps
 
-UPDATE_ICON_CACHE = gtk-update-icon-cache -f -t $(datadir)/icons/hicolor
+UPDATE_ICON_CACHE = gtk-update-icon-cache -f -t $(datadir)/icons/hicolor || :
 
 install-data-hook:
 	$(UPDATE_ICON_CACHE);