diff --git a/src/modules/gdk/CMakeLists.txt b/src/modules/gdk/CMakeLists.txt
index debff9aaf..090b35377 100644
--- a/src/modules/gdk/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/modules/gdk/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ endif()
 if(TARGET PkgConfig::pango AND TARGET PkgConfig::fontconfig)
   target_sources(mltgdk PRIVATE producer_pango.c)
   target_link_libraries(mltgdk PRIVATE PkgConfig::pango PkgConfig::fontconfig PkgConfig::pangoft2)
+  if(APPLE)
+    target_link_libraries(mltgdk PRIVATE iconv)
+  endif()
   target_compile_definitions(mltgdk PRIVATE USE_PANGO)
   install(FILES producer_pango.yml DESTINATION ${MLT_INSTALL_DATA_DIR}/gdk)
 endif()