diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 71eab788aac..454c6c57fea 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5831,7 +5831,7 @@ fi
 
 # auto-detect iconv(3) support
 if [ "$CFG_ICONV" != "no" ]; then
-    if [ "$PLATFORM_QWS" = "yes" ] || [ "$PLATFORM_QPA" = "yes" -a "$CFG_ICONV" = "auto" ]; then
+    if [ "$PLATFORM_QWS" = "yes" -o "$XPLATFORM_MINGW" = "yes" ] || [ "$PLATFORM_QPA" = "yes" -a "$CFG_ICONV" = "auto" ]; then
         CFG_ICONV=no
     elif compileTest "unix/iconv" "POSIX iconv"; then
         CFG_ICONV=yes