diff --git a/lang/ruby/Makefile b/lang/ruby/Makefile
index 922144065..dba34b9f9 100644
--- a/lang/ruby/Makefile
+++ b/lang/ruby/Makefile
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	--enable-ipv6 \
 	--enable-wide-getaddrinfo \
 	--with-ruby-version=minor \
+	--with-iconv-dir=$(STAGING_DIR_ROOT)/../usr/lib/libiconv \
 
 TARGET_LDFLAGS += -L$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)