--- a/html/Makefile.am
+++ b/html/Makefile.am
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 	debug.h
 libhtmlcxx_la_CXXFLAGS =
 libhtmlcxx_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 4:0:1
+libhtmlcxx_la_LIBADD = -liconv
 
 # bin_PROGRAMS = htmlcxx
 # htmlcxx_LDADD = libhtmlcxx.la