diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index daea5a640..08c6aae14 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 	* mc.qpg.in: Synchronization with the latest file has been added
 	to the distro.
+	* configure.ac: Added information about status of charset enabling.
 
 2004-11-02  Roland Illig  <roland.illig@gmx.de>
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 702101d48..55a30a6e6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -539,10 +539,12 @@ have_charset=
 if test "x$enable_charset" = xyes; then
   if test "x$am_cv_func_iconv" != xyes; then
     AC_MSG_WARN([Cannot enable charset support because iconv function is missing])
+    charset_msg="no"
   else
     AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CHARSET, 1,
 	      [Define to enable charset selection and conversion])
     have_charset=yes
+    charset_msg="yes"
   fi
 fi
 
@@ -652,4 +654,5 @@ Configuration:
   X11 events support:         ${textmode_x11_support}
   With subshell support:      ${subshell}
   Internal editor:            ${edit_msg}
+  Support for charset:        ${charset_msg}
 "