diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 00aa9b4ec..0a8defa40 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ AS_CASE(["$ARG_WITH_LIBICONV"],
       AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
       AM_ICONV()
       AS_IF([test "x$am_cv_func_iconv" = "xyes"], [
-           ICONV_LIBS=$LTLIBICONV
+           ICONV_LIBS=$LIBICONV
            AC_SUBST([ICONV_LIBS])
            LIBS="$ICONV_LIBS $LIBS"
       ], [