diff --git a/packages/sysutils/grep/build b/packages/sysutils/grep/build
index 3083fba999..1165217f0e 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/grep/build
+++ b/packages/sysutils/grep/build
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 . config/options $1
 
+export LIBS="-liconv"
+
 cd $PKG_BUILD
 ./configure --host=$TARGET_NAME \
             --build=$HOST_NAME \
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/grep/meta b/packages/sysutils/grep/meta
index 177abc7c77..6eaeac3b9b 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/grep/meta
+++ b/packages/sysutils/grep/meta
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.gnu.org/software/grep/"
 PKG_URL="ftp://sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch/mirror/gnu/grep/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
-PKG_DEPENDS="pcre"
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain pcre"
+PKG_DEPENDS="libiconv pcre"
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain libiconv pcre"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="system"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="grep: This is GNU grep, the fastest grep in the west"