--- meson.build.orig	2018-11-13 16:58:49.000000000 +0100
+++ meson.build	2018-11-13 16:59:57.000000000 +0100
@@ -15,16 +15,7 @@
 
 conf.set('HAVE_STRNDUP', cc.has_function('strndup', prefix: '#define _GNU_SOURCE\n#include <string.h>'))
 
-iconv = get_option('iconv')
-if iconv.disabled()
-  iconv = false
-elif cc.has_function('iconv')
-  iconv = true
-elif iconv.auto()
-  iconv = false
-else
-  error('iconv() not available')
-endif
+iconv = true
 conf.set('HAVE_ICONV', iconv)
 
 configure_file(output: 'config.h', configuration: conf)
@@ -105,6 +96,7 @@
   include_directories: inc,
   dependencies: [
     libmpdclient_dep,
+    cc.find_library('iconv'),
   ],
   install: true
 )