diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index dd7ca47..8e0964a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -3023,6 +3023,12 @@ if not nlsopt.disabled()
   endif
 
   if libintl.found()
+    if build_system == 'windows'
+      iconv_dep = cc.find_library('iconv', required: false, dirs: test_lib_d)
+      if iconv_dep.found()
+        libintl = declare_dependency(dependencies: [libintl, iconv_dep])
+      endif
+    endif
     i18n = import('i18n')
     cdata.set('ENABLE_NLS', 1)
   endif