diff --git a/meta/site/ix86-common b/meta/site/ix86-common
index 6e6a2c96dd..6715069ad3 100644
--- a/meta/site/ix86-common
+++ b/meta/site/ix86-common
@@ -252,3 +252,6 @@ jm_cv_func_working_readdir=yes
 # xorg X11R7
 ac_cv_sys_linker_h=${ac_cv_sys_linker_h=no}
 ac_cv_file__usr_share_X11_sgml_defs_ent=${ac_cv_file__usr_share_X11_sgml_defs_ent=no}
+
+# eds-dbus
+ac_cv_libiconv_utf8=${ac_cv_libiconv_utf8=yes}