diff --git a/glib/gconvert.c b/glib/gconvert.c
index 3deac78..134ded9 100644
--- a/glib/gconvert.c
+++ b/glib/gconvert.c
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 #ifdef G_OS_WIN32
-#include "win_iconv.c"
+#define USE_LIBICONV_GNU
+#include <iconv.h>
 #endif
 
 #ifdef G_PLATFORM_WIN32
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index d938ddf51..2ba256115 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1914,7 +1914,8 @@ glibconfig_conf.set10('G_HAVE_GROWING_STACK', growing_stack)
 # the built-in implementation
 iconv_opt = get_option('iconv')
 if host_system == 'windows'
-  libiconv = []
+  libiconv = [cc.find_library('iconv')]
+  found_iconv = true
   # We have a #include "win_iconv.c" in gconvert.c on Windows, so we don't need
   # any external library for it
   if iconv_opt != 'auto'