diff --git a/scss/_core.scss b/scss/_core.scss
index 861ccd9dc..2a2b77272 100644
--- a/scss/_core.scss
+++ b/scss/_core.scss
@@ -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;
+  }
 }