diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 597b7ab39f..4364e25118 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ LYX_POST_LIBS = frontends/controllers/libcontrollers.la \
 
 BOOST_LIBS = $(BOOST_REGEX) $(BOOST_SIGNALS) $(BOOST_FILESYSTEM) $(BOOST_IOSTREAMS)
 
-OTHERLIBS = $(BOOST_LIBS) $(INTLLIBS) $(AIKSAURUS_LIBS) @LIBS@ $(SOCKET_LIBS)
+OTHERLIBS = $(BOOST_LIBS) $(LIBICONV) $(INTLLIBS) $(AIKSAURUS_LIBS) @LIBS@ $(SOCKET_LIBS)
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = lyx
 noinst_PROGRAMS = $(FRONTENDS_PROGS)
diff --git a/src/tex2lyx/Makefile.am b/src/tex2lyx/Makefile.am
index 2a0935ac77..37174b69c4 100644
--- a/src/tex2lyx/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/tex2lyx/Makefile.am
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ tex2lyx_SOURCES = \
 
 tex2lyx_LDADD = \
 	$(top_builddir)/src/support/libsupport.la \
-	$(BOOST_LIBS) $(COMPRESSIONLIB)
+	$(BOOST_LIBS) $(LIBICONV) $(COMPRESSIONLIB)
 
 $(LINKED_FILES) :
 	@rm -f $@ ; \