diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 588ef28..8f75bb1 100755
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -12,13 +12,16 @@ pixman = dependency('pixman-1', static: build_static)
 png = dependency('libpng', static: build_static)
 jpeg = dependency('libjpeg', static: build_static)
 zlib = dependency('zlib', static: build_static)
-iconv = compilers['cpp'].find_library('iconv')
 uchardet = dependency('uchardet', static: build_static)
 
 if host_system == 'windows'
     bz2 = dependency('bzip2', static: build_static)
+    iconv = compilers['cpp'].find_library('iconv', static: build_static)
 else
     bz2 = compilers['cpp'].find_library('bz2')
+    # FIXME: Specifically asking for static doesn't work if iconv isn't
+    # installed in the system prefix somewhere
+    iconv = compilers['cpp'].find_library('iconv')
     global_dependencies += compilers['cpp'].find_library('charset')
 endif