diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 2a7c3d882..ef11f9040 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(libass, [  --without-libass        disable libass (default=enable)],
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(libass, [  --disable-libass        disable internal libass support (default=enabled)],libass_internal_disabled="(disabled)")
 
 AC_ARG_VAR([ICONV_CFLAGS], [CFLAGS to use for iconv (default: CPPFLAGS)])
-AC_ARG_VAR([ICONV_LDFLAGS], [LDFLAGS to use for iconv (default: -liconv)])
+AC_ARG_VAR([ICONV_LDFLAGS], [LDFLAGS to use for iconv (default: LDFLAGS -liconv)])
 
 if test -z "ICONV_LDFLAGS"; then
   ICONV_LDFLAGS="-liconv";
@@ -289,7 +289,10 @@ if test "$with_libass" != "no"; then
 
   if test "$enable_libass" != "no"; then
     AC_CHECK_HEADER(iconv.h, [ICONV_CFLAGS="$ICONV_CFLAGS"; with_iconv="yes"], with_iconv="no")
+    aegisub_save_LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
+    LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $ICONV_LDFLAGS"
     AC_CHECK_LIB([iconv], [iconv_open],[ICONV_LDFLAGS="$ICONV_LIBS"; with_iconv="yes"], with_iconv="no")
+    LDFLAGS="$aegisub_save_LDFLAGS"
 
     if test "$with_iconv" = "yes"; then
       LIBASS_LIBS="-L../libass -lass_aegisub"