--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ else:
     if use_ice:
         libraries = ["IceSSL", "Ice", "Slice", "IceUtil"]
     else:
-        libraries=['ssl', 'crypto', 'bz2', 'rt']
+        libraries=['ssl', 'crypto', 'bz2', 'rt', 'iconv']
         if platform is not 'freebsd':
             libraries.append('dl')
 
