diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8dce4f9f..39c228e3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ AC_SEARCH_LIBS([ev_run], [ev], , [AC_MSG_FAILURE([cannot find the required ev_ru
 
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS([shm_open], [rt])
 
-AC_SEARCH_LIBS([iconv_open], [iconv], , [AC_MSG_FAILURE([cannot find the required iconv_open() function despite trying to link with -liconv])])
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS([iconv_open], [iconv], ,
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS([libiconv_open], [iconv], , [AC_MSG_FAILURE([cannot find the required iconv_open() function despite trying to link with -liconv])]))
 
 AX_PTHREAD