diff --git a/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index fa91474..ad8bddc 100644
--- a/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -49,3 +49,16 @@ if( LIBYAZ_FOUND )
  else()
     tde_message_fatal( "libyaz is required, but was not found on your system" )
 endif( )
+
+
+##### check for libiconv
+
+message( STATUS "Check for standalone libiconv" )
+find_library( HAVE_LIBICONV iconv )
+if( HAVE_LIBICONV )
+  set( ICONV_LIBRARIES iconv )
+  message( STATUS "Check for standalone libiconv - found" )
+else( )
+  set( ICONV_LIBRARIES "" )
+  message( STATUS "Check for standalone libiconv - not found" )
+endif( )
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index a9c1ce3..bf18877 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -91,11 +91,12 @@ tde_add_kpart( libkbibtexpart AUTOMOC
      tdeutils-shared
      katepartinterfaces-shared
      tdetexteditor
+     ${ICONV_LIBRARIES}
      ${LIBXML2_LIBRARIES}
      ${LIBXSLT_LIBRARIES}
      ${LIBXSLT_EXSLT_LIBRARIES}
      ${LIBYAZ_LIBRARIES}
-       
+
   DESTINATION ${PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR}
 )