diff --git a/package/kodi/kodi.mk b/package/kodi/kodi.mk
index 94cab237dc..e941847f77 100644
--- a/package/kodi/kodi.mk
+++ b/package/kodi/kodi.mk
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ KODI_POST_EXTRACT_HOOKS = KODI_PROVIDE_JAVA_TARBALLS
 
 KODI_CONF_OPTS += \
 	-DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) $(KODI_C_FLAGS)" \
+	-DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="$(KODI_EXTRA_LIBS)" \
 	-DENABLE_APP_AUTONAME=OFF \
 	-DENABLE_CCACHE=OFF \
 	-DENABLE_DVDCSS=ON \
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ KODI_CONF_OPTS += -DCORE_PLATFORM_NAME="$(KODI_CORE_PLATFORM_NAME)"
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_ENABLE_LOCALE),)
 KODI_DEPENDENCIES += libiconv
+KODI_EXTRA_LIBS += -liconv
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_arceb)$(BR2_arcle),y)