diff --git a/subprojects/iconv/meson.build b/subprojects/iconv/meson.build
index eee208a42..66cdc9806 100644
--- a/subprojects/iconv/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/iconv/meson.build
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ iconv_incs = include_directories(
 libiconv = static_library('iconv', iconv_src, include_directories: iconv_incs)
 libiconv_dep = declare_dependency(link_with: libiconv,
                                   include_directories: iconv_incs)
+
+meson.override_dependency('iconv', libiconv_dep)