diff --git a/libs/locale/build/Jamfile.v2 b/libs/locale/build/Jamfile.v2
index 88a8cb1..e6a6b7f 100644
--- a/build/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/build/Jamfile.v2
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import feature ;
 # Features
 
 feature.feature boost.locale.iconv : on off : optional propagated ;
+feature.feature boost.locale.force-found-iconv : on off : optional propagated ;
 feature.feature boost.locale.icu : on off :  optional propagated ;
 feature.feature boost.locale.posix : on off : optional propagated ;
 feature.feature boost.locale.std : on off : optional propagated ;
@@ -164,6 +164,11 @@     local flags-result ;
     
     local found-iconv ;
     
+    if <boost.locale.force-found-iconv>on in $(properties)
+    {
+        found-iconv = true ;
+    }
+    
     if <boost.locale.iconv>on in $(properties)
       || ! <boost.locale.iconv> in $(properties:G) 
         && ! <target-os>solaris in $(properties)