diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/libiconv/libiconv_1.11.1.bb b/meta/recipes-support/libiconv/libiconv_1.11.1.bb
index 186a5a17b8..055e20d4f1 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-support/libiconv/libiconv_1.11.1.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/libiconv/libiconv_1.11.1.bb
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/libiconv-${PV}"
 
 inherit autotools pkgconfig gettext
 
+python __anonymous() {
+    if d.getVar("TCLIBC", True) == "eglibc":
+        raise bb.parse.SkipPackage("libiconv is provided for use with uClibc only - eglibc already provides iconv")
+}
+
 EXTRA_OECONF += "--enable-shared --enable-static --enable-relocatable"
 
 LEAD_SONAME = "libiconv.so"
diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/libiconv/libiconv_1.14.bb b/meta/recipes-support/libiconv/libiconv_1.14.bb
index af33d6bc95..6666866a90 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-support/libiconv/libiconv_1.14.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/libiconv/libiconv_1.14.bb
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/libiconv-${PV}"
 
 inherit autotools pkgconfig gettext
 
+python __anonymous() {
+    if d.getVar("TCLIBC", True) == "eglibc":
+        raise bb.parse.SkipPackage("libiconv is provided for use with uClibc only - eglibc already provides iconv")
+}
+
 EXTRA_OECONF += "--enable-shared --enable-static --enable-relocatable"
 
 LEAD_SONAME = "libiconv.so"