diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ef8fb4e..609ea82 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -659,8 +659,8 @@ check_lib langinfo.h nl_langinfo "" && add_cflags -DHAVE_LANGINFO_CODESET
 #################################################
 #   check for iconv (optional)
 #################################################
-echolog "Checking for iconv ..."
-check_lib iconv.h iconv "" && add_cflags -DHAVE_ICONV
+#echolog "Checking for iconv ..."
+#check_lib iconv.h iconv "" && add_cflags -DHAVE_ICONV
 
 #################################################
 #   check for libupnp and friends (mandatory)