diff --git a/externals/ffmpeg/CMakeLists.txt b/externals/ffmpeg/CMakeLists.txt
index 8abb12cf2c..9ec39152fd 100644
--- a/externals/ffmpeg/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/externals/ffmpeg/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ else()
                 --disable-ffprobe
                 --disable-network
                 --disable-swresample
+                --disable-iconv
                 --enable-decoder=h264
                 --enable-decoder=vp8
                 --enable-decoder=vp9