diff --git a/packages/network/afpfs-ng/meta b/packages/network/afpfs-ng/meta
index 8da6f7b096..5b08c62bb7 100644
--- a/packages/network/afpfs-ng/meta
+++ b/packages/network/afpfs-ng/meta
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://sourceforge.net/projects/afpfs-ng/"
 PKG_URL="$SOURCEFORGE_SRC/$PKG_NAME/$PKG_NAME/$PKG_VERSION/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.bz2"
-PKG_DEPENDS="libiconv libgpg-error libgcrypt ncurses"
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain libiconv libgpg-error libgcrypt ncurses"
+PKG_DEPENDS="$ICONV libgpg-error libgcrypt ncurses"
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain $ICONV libgpg-error libgcrypt ncurses"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="network"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="afpfs-ng: an Apple Filing Protocol client"