diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-live/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-live/package.mk
index 8cf7c8d9f3..ee6a936728 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-live/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-live/package.mk
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 pre_configure_target() {
   export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIC"
   export CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -fPIC"
-  export LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -fPIC"
+  export LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -fPIC -L$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib/iconv"
 }
 
 pre_make_target() {