diff --git a/utils/shadow/Makefile b/utils/shadow/Makefile
index a731fe0c3..f353f3f56 100644
--- a/utils/shadow/Makefile
+++ b/utils/shadow/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=libintl
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=libintl libiconv
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk