--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/widget/FaviconView.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/widget/FaviconView.java
@@ -188,16 +188,17 @@ public class FaviconView extends ImageVi
      *                     (Favicons class), so as to exploit caching.
      */
     private void updateImageInternal(Bitmap bitmap, String key, boolean allowScaling) {
         if (bitmap == null) {
             Log.w(LOGTAG, "updateImageInternal() called without bitmap");
 
             // At this point we do not have a page URL anymore.
             showDefaultFavicon(null);
+            return;
         }
 
         // Reassigning the same bitmap? Don't bother.
         if (mUnscaledBitmap == bitmap) {
             return;
         }
         mUnscaledBitmap = bitmap;
         mIconBitmap = bitmap;