diff --git a/src/kits/textencoding/Jamfile b/src/kits/textencoding/Jamfile
index 6c66eb1bf8..29b673bcbe 100644
--- a/src/kits/textencoding/Jamfile
+++ b/src/kits/textencoding/Jamfile
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ SetSubDirSupportedPlatformsBeOSCompatible ;
 AddSubDirSupportedPlatforms libbe_test ;
 
 UsePrivateHeaders textencoding ;
+UseLibraryHeaders iconv ;
 SubDirSysHdrs [ FDirName $(HAIKU_TOP) src libs iconv ] ;
 
 SharedLibrary libtextencoding.so :