diff --git a/package/libiconv/Config.in b/package/libiconv/Config.in
index b6009444fc..ee4fd62011 100644
--- a/package/libiconv/Config.in
+++ b/package/libiconv/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBICONV
 	bool "libiconv"
+	depends on !BR2_ENABLE_LOCALE
 	help
 	  unicode conversion library