diff --git a/legacy/ecore/configure.ac b/legacy/ecore/configure.ac
index f0e4be6a80..ea229c0968 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/configure.ac
+++ b/legacy/ecore/configure.ac
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ if test "x$have_iconv" = "xno" ; then
   if test "x$have_iconv" != "xyes"; then
     AC_CHECK_LIB(iconv_plug, iconv,
       [
-       iconv_libs="-liconv_plug"
+       iconv_libs="-liconv -liconv_plug"
        have_iconv="yes"
       ]
     )