diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-xmltv2vdr/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-xmltv2vdr/package.mk
index c2c11d01b9..eae3457e41 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-xmltv2vdr/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-xmltv2vdr/package.mk
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ pre_configure_target() {
   export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIC"
   export CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -fPIC"
   export LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -fPIC"
+  export LIBS="-L$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib/iconv"
 }
 
 make_target() {