diff --git a/packages/sysutils/fuse/build b/packages/sysutils/fuse/build
index eeea4ed814..f887ffa1a5 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/fuse/build
+++ b/packages/sysutils/fuse/build
@@ -25,13 +25,22 @@
 # fuse fails to build with GOLD linker
   strip_gold
 
+export LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -liconv"
+
 cd $PKG_BUILD
+am_cv_func_iconv=yes \
 ./configure --host=$TARGET_NAME \
             --build=$HOST_NAME \
             --prefix=/usr \
             --enable-shared \
             --disable-static \
+            --with-libiconv-prefix="$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr" \
+            --enable-lib \
+            --enable-util \
+            --disable-example \
+            --disable-mtab \
+            --disable-rpath \
+            --with-gnu-ld \
 
 make
-
 $MAKEINSTALL
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/fuse/meta b/packages/sysutils/fuse/meta
index cb7f2eb252..6f3fde5842 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/fuse/meta
+++ b/packages/sysutils/fuse/meta
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://sourceforge.net/projects/fuse/"
 PKG_URL="$SOURCEFORGE_SRC/fuse/fuse-2.X/$PKG_VERSION/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
-PKG_DEPENDS=""
+PKG_DEPENDS="libiconv"
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain libiconv"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="system"