diff --git a/doxygen-1.8.5.ebuild b/doxygen-1.8.5.ebuild
index 96e173d..fd14bb1 100644
--- a/doxygen-1.8.5.ebuild
+++ b/doxygen-1.8.5.ebuild
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ src_prepare() {
 		|| die
 
 	# Ensure we link to -liconv
-	if use elibc_FreeBSD; then
+	if use elibc_FreeBSD && has_version dev-libs/libiconv; then
 		for pro in */*.pro.in */*/*.pro.in; do
 		echo "unix:LIBS += -liconv" >> "${pro}"
 		done