diff --git a/package/kodi/Config.in b/package/kodi/Config.in
index a0cbb18660..88d11096b3 100644
--- a/package/kodi/Config.in
+++ b/package/kodi/Config.in
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ menuconfig BR2_PACKAGE_KODI
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_XT if BR2_PACKAGE_KODI_GL # needed by rsxs screensaver
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_YAJL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB
+	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GLIBC_GCONV_LIBS_COPY if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC # runtime UTF conversion support
 	depends on BR2_INET_IPV6
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS