diff --git a/less/core.less b/less/core.less
index 6d223bc2f..1f8d473a9 100644
--- a/less/core.less
+++ b/less/core.less
@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@
 
 .@{fa-css-prefix} {
   display: inline-block;
-  font-family: FontAwesome;
   font-style: normal;
   font-weight: normal;
   line-height: 1;
   -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
   -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
+  
+  &::before {
+    font-family: FontAwesome;
+  }
 }