diff --git a/package/httping/httping.mk b/package/httping/httping.mk
index 610cecb9e3..ca636c0d21 100644
--- a/package/httping/httping.mk
+++ b/package/httping/httping.mk
@@ -9,9 +9,12 @@ HTTPING_SOURCE = httping-$(HTTPING_VERSION).tgz
 HTTPING_SITE = http://www.vanheusden.com/httping
 HTTPING_LICENSE = GPLv2
 HTTPING_LICENSE_FILES = license.txt
-HTTPING_LDFLAGS = $(if $(BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT),-lintl) $(TARGET_LDFLAGS)
+HTTPING_LDFLAGS = $(TARGET_LDFLAGS) \
+	$(if $(BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT),-lintl) \
+	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBICONV),-liconv)
 HTTPING_DEPENDENCIES = host-gettext \
 	$(if $(BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT),gettext) \
+	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBICONV),libiconv) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL),openssl) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_FFTW),fftw)
 HTTPING_MAKE_OPT = $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \