diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 08c0c1472..b1540162b 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ deps += cc.find_library('m', required: false)
 
 iconv_dep = dependency('iconv', required: false)
 if iconv_dep.found()
+    deps += iconv_dep
     conf.set('CONFIG_ICONV', 1)
 endif