diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 95e9ee0e..18d4cedd 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -6130,20 +6130,25 @@ done
 fi
 
 #
-# Support for iconv
+# Support for iconv, check libc first.
 #
-if test "${ac_cv_header_iconv_h+set}" = set; then
-  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for iconv.h" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking for iconv.h... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
-if test "${ac_cv_header_iconv_h+set}" = set; then
+
+for ac_header in iconv.h
+do
+as_ac_Header=`echo "ac_cv_header_$ac_header" | $as_tr_sh`
+if { as_var=$as_ac_Header; eval "test \"\${$as_var+set}\" = set"; }; then
+  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $ac_header" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking for $ac_header... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
+if { as_var=$as_ac_Header; eval "test \"\${$as_var+set}\" = set"; }; then
   echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
 fi
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_header_iconv_h" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_header_iconv_h" >&6; }
+ac_res=`eval echo '${'$as_ac_Header'}'`
+	       { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_res" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_res" >&6; }
 else
   # Is the header compilable?
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking iconv.h usability" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking iconv.h usability... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
+{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking $ac_header usability" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking $ac_header usability... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
 cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* confdefs.h.  */
 _ACEOF
@@ -6151,7 +6156,7 @@ cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
 $ac_includes_default
-#include <iconv.h>
+#include <$ac_header>
 _ACEOF
 rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
 if { (ac_try="$ac_compile"
@@ -6200,15 +6205,15 @@ rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_header_compiler" >&6; }
 
 # Is the header present?
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking iconv.h presence" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking iconv.h presence... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
+{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking $ac_header presence" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking $ac_header presence... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
 cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* confdefs.h.  */
 _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
-#include <iconv.h>
+#include <$ac_header>
 _ACEOF
 if { (ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext"
 case "(($ac_try" in
@@ -6248,127 +6253,49 @@ echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_header_preproc" >&6; }
 # So?  What about this header?
 case $ac_header_compiler:$ac_header_preproc:$ac_c_preproc_warn_flag in
   yes:no: )
-    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: iconv.h: accepted by the compiler, rejected by the preprocessor!" >&5
-echo "$as_me: WARNING: iconv.h: accepted by the compiler, rejected by the preprocessor!" >&2;}
-    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: iconv.h: proceeding with the compiler's result" >&5
-echo "$as_me: WARNING: iconv.h: proceeding with the compiler's result" >&2;}
+    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: $ac_header: accepted by the compiler, rejected by the preprocessor!" >&5
+echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: accepted by the compiler, rejected by the preprocessor!" >&2;}
+    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: $ac_header: proceeding with the compiler's result" >&5
+echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: proceeding with the compiler's result" >&2;}
     ac_header_preproc=yes
     ;;
   no:yes:* )
-    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: iconv.h: present but cannot be compiled" >&5
-echo "$as_me: WARNING: iconv.h: present but cannot be compiled" >&2;}
-    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: iconv.h:     check for missing prerequisite headers?" >&5
-echo "$as_me: WARNING: iconv.h:     check for missing prerequisite headers?" >&2;}
-    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: iconv.h: see the Autoconf documentation" >&5
-echo "$as_me: WARNING: iconv.h: see the Autoconf documentation" >&2;}
-    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: iconv.h:     section \"Present But Cannot Be Compiled\"" >&5
-echo "$as_me: WARNING: iconv.h:     section \"Present But Cannot Be Compiled\"" >&2;}
-    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: iconv.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result" >&5
-echo "$as_me: WARNING: iconv.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result" >&2;}
-    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: iconv.h: in the future, the compiler will take precedence" >&5
-echo "$as_me: WARNING: iconv.h: in the future, the compiler will take precedence" >&2;}
+    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: $ac_header: present but cannot be compiled" >&5
+echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: present but cannot be compiled" >&2;}
+    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: $ac_header:     check for missing prerequisite headers?" >&5
+echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header:     check for missing prerequisite headers?" >&2;}
+    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: $ac_header: see the Autoconf documentation" >&5
+echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: see the Autoconf documentation" >&2;}
+    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: $ac_header:     section \"Present But Cannot Be Compiled\"" >&5
+echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header:     section \"Present But Cannot Be Compiled\"" >&2;}
+    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: $ac_header: proceeding with the preprocessor's result" >&5
+echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: proceeding with the preprocessor's result" >&2;}
+    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: $ac_header: in the future, the compiler will take precedence" >&5
+echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: in the future, the compiler will take precedence" >&2;}
 
     ;;
 esac
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for iconv.h" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking for iconv.h... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
-if test "${ac_cv_header_iconv_h+set}" = set; then
+{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $ac_header" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking for $ac_header... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
+if { as_var=$as_ac_Header; eval "test \"\${$as_var+set}\" = set"; }; then
   echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
 else
-  ac_cv_header_iconv_h=$ac_header_preproc
+  eval "$as_ac_Header=\$ac_header_preproc"
 fi
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_header_iconv_h" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_header_iconv_h" >&6; }
+ac_res=`eval echo '${'$as_ac_Header'}'`
+	       { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_res" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_res" >&6; }
 
 fi
-
-
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for iconv_open in -liconv" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking for iconv_open in -liconv... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
-if test "${ac_cv_lib_iconv_iconv_open+set}" = set; then
-  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
-else
-  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
-LIBS="-liconv  $LIBS"
-cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* confdefs.h.  */
+if test `eval echo '${'$as_ac_Header'}'` = yes; then
+  cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define `echo "HAVE_$ac_header" | $as_tr_cpp` 1
 _ACEOF
-cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
-cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
 
-/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
-   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
-   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C"
-#endif
-char iconv_open ();
-int
-main ()
-{
-return iconv_open ();
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
-if { (ac_try="$ac_link"
-case "(($ac_try" in
-  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
-  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
-esac
-eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
-  (eval "$ac_link") 2>conftest.er1
-  ac_status=$?
-  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
-  rm -f conftest.er1
-  cat conftest.err >&5
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" || test ! -s conftest.err'
-  { (case "(($ac_try" in
-  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
-  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
-esac
-eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
-  (eval "$ac_try") 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); }; } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -s conftest$ac_exeext'
-  { (case "(($ac_try" in
-  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
-  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
-esac
-eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
-  (eval "$ac_try") 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
-  ac_cv_lib_iconv_iconv_open=yes
-else
-  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
-sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-
-	ac_cv_lib_iconv_iconv_open=no
 fi
 
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
-      conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
-fi
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_lib_iconv_iconv_open" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_lib_iconv_iconv_open" >&6; }
-if test $ac_cv_lib_iconv_iconv_open = yes; then
-  result=yes
-else
-  result=no
-fi
+done
 
-if test "$result" = "yes"; then
-  LIBS="$LIBS -liconv"
-fi
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for iconv_open" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking for iconv_open... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
 if test "${ac_cv_func_iconv_open+set}" = set; then
@@ -6466,6 +6393,98 @@ rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
 fi
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_func_iconv_open" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_func_iconv_open" >&6; }
+if test $ac_cv_func_iconv_open = yes; then
+  :
+else
+  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for iconv_open in -liconv" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking for iconv_open in -liconv... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
+if test "${ac_cv_lib_iconv_iconv_open+set}" = set; then
+  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
+else
+  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
+LIBS="-liconv  $LIBS"
+cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
+   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
+   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+#endif
+char iconv_open ();
+int
+main ()
+{
+return iconv_open ();
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
+if { (ac_try="$ac_link"
+case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_link") 2>conftest.er1
+  ac_status=$?
+  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
+  rm -f conftest.er1
+  cat conftest.err >&5
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } &&
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" || test ! -s conftest.err'
+  { (case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_try") 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; } &&
+	 { ac_try='test -s conftest$ac_exeext'
+  { (case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_try") 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
+  ac_cv_lib_iconv_iconv_open=yes
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+	ac_cv_lib_iconv_iconv_open=no
+fi
+
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+      conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
+fi
+{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_lib_iconv_iconv_open" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_lib_iconv_iconv_open" >&6; }
+if test $ac_cv_lib_iconv_iconv_open = yes; then
+  result=yes
+else
+  result=no
+fi
+
+  if test "$result" = "yes"; then
+    LIBS="$LIBS -liconv"
+  fi
+
+fi
+
 
 
 #
@@ -7786,170 +7805,6 @@ fi
 
 done
 
-
-for ac_header in iconv.h
-do
-as_ac_Header=`echo "ac_cv_header_$ac_header" | $as_tr_sh`
-if { as_var=$as_ac_Header; eval "test \"\${$as_var+set}\" = set"; }; then
-  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $ac_header" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking for $ac_header... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
-if { as_var=$as_ac_Header; eval "test \"\${$as_var+set}\" = set"; }; then
-  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
-fi
-ac_res=`eval echo '${'$as_ac_Header'}'`
-	       { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_res" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_res" >&6; }
-else
-  # Is the header compilable?
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking $ac_header usability" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking $ac_header usability... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
-cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* confdefs.h.  */
-_ACEOF
-cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
-cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-$ac_includes_default
-#include <$ac_header>
-_ACEOF
-rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
-if { (ac_try="$ac_compile"
-case "(($ac_try" in
-  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
-  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
-esac
-eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
-  (eval "$ac_compile") 2>conftest.er1
-  ac_status=$?
-  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
-  rm -f conftest.er1
-  cat conftest.err >&5
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" || test ! -s conftest.err'
-  { (case "(($ac_try" in
-  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
-  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
-esac
-eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
-  (eval "$ac_try") 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); }; } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -s conftest.$ac_objext'
-  { (case "(($ac_try" in
-  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
-  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
-esac
-eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
-  (eval "$ac_try") 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
-  ac_header_compiler=yes
-else
-  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
-sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-
-	ac_header_compiler=no
-fi
-
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_header_compiler" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_header_compiler" >&6; }
-
-# Is the header present?
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking $ac_header presence" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking $ac_header presence... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
-cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* confdefs.h.  */
-_ACEOF
-cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
-cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-#include <$ac_header>
-_ACEOF
-if { (ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext"
-case "(($ac_try" in
-  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
-  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
-esac
-eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
-  (eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>conftest.er1
-  ac_status=$?
-  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
-  rm -f conftest.er1
-  cat conftest.err >&5
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); } >/dev/null; then
-  if test -s conftest.err; then
-    ac_cpp_err=$ac_c_preproc_warn_flag
-    ac_cpp_err=$ac_cpp_err$ac_c_werror_flag
-  else
-    ac_cpp_err=
-  fi
-else
-  ac_cpp_err=yes
-fi
-if test -z "$ac_cpp_err"; then
-  ac_header_preproc=yes
-else
-  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
-sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-
-  ac_header_preproc=no
-fi
-
-rm -f conftest.err conftest.$ac_ext
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_header_preproc" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_header_preproc" >&6; }
-
-# So?  What about this header?
-case $ac_header_compiler:$ac_header_preproc:$ac_c_preproc_warn_flag in
-  yes:no: )
-    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: $ac_header: accepted by the compiler, rejected by the preprocessor!" >&5
-echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: accepted by the compiler, rejected by the preprocessor!" >&2;}
-    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: $ac_header: proceeding with the compiler's result" >&5
-echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: proceeding with the compiler's result" >&2;}
-    ac_header_preproc=yes
-    ;;
-  no:yes:* )
-    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: $ac_header: present but cannot be compiled" >&5
-echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: present but cannot be compiled" >&2;}
-    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: $ac_header:     check for missing prerequisite headers?" >&5
-echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header:     check for missing prerequisite headers?" >&2;}
-    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: $ac_header: see the Autoconf documentation" >&5
-echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: see the Autoconf documentation" >&2;}
-    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: $ac_header:     section \"Present But Cannot Be Compiled\"" >&5
-echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header:     section \"Present But Cannot Be Compiled\"" >&2;}
-    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: $ac_header: proceeding with the preprocessor's result" >&5
-echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: proceeding with the preprocessor's result" >&2;}
-    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: $ac_header: in the future, the compiler will take precedence" >&5
-echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: in the future, the compiler will take precedence" >&2;}
-
-    ;;
-esac
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $ac_header" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking for $ac_header... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
-if { as_var=$as_ac_Header; eval "test \"\${$as_var+set}\" = set"; }; then
-  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
-else
-  eval "$as_ac_Header=\$ac_header_preproc"
-fi
-ac_res=`eval echo '${'$as_ac_Header'}'`
-	       { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_res" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_res" >&6; }
-
-fi
-if test `eval echo '${'$as_ac_Header'}'` = yes; then
-  cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-#define `echo "HAVE_$ac_header" | $as_tr_cpp` 1
-_ACEOF
-
-fi
-
-done
-
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking whether struct tm is in sys/time.h or time.h" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking whether struct tm is in sys/time.h or time.h... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
 if test "${ac_cv_struct_tm+set}" = set; then
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 688275b8..b5a15919 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -194,14 +194,16 @@ if test "$result" = "yes"; then
 fi
 
 #
-# Support for iconv
+# Support for iconv, check libc first.
 #
-AC_CHECK_HEADER(iconv.h)
-AC_CHECK_LIB(iconv,iconv_open,result=yes,result=no)
-if test "$result" = "yes"; then
-  LIBS="$LIBS -liconv"
-fi
-AC_CHECK_FUNC(iconv_open)
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS(iconv.h)
+AC_CHECK_FUNC(iconv_open,,
+  AC_CHECK_LIB(iconv,iconv_open,result=yes,result=no)
+  if test "$result" = "yes"; then
+    LIBS="$LIBS -liconv"
+  fi
+)
+
 
 #
 # Checks for header files.
@@ -214,7 +216,6 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADERS(termios.h sys/termios.h termio.h sys/termio.h sgtty.h)
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(sys/time.h sys/vfs.h unistd.h netinet/in.h regex.h)
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(sys/resource.h usersec.h gshadow.h shadow.h crypt.h)
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(limits.h utmp.h utmpx.h lastlog.h rpc/key_prot.h)
-AC_CHECK_HEADERS(iconv.h)
 AC_STRUCT_TIMEZONE
 
 #