diff --git a/irc/ircII/Makefile b/irc/ircII/Makefile
index 260b9a602980..94f7b73aeaf2 100644
--- a/irc/ircII/Makefile
+++ b/irc/ircII/Makefile
@@ -1,44 +1,48 @@
 # Created by: torstenb
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 PORTNAME=	ircii
 PORTVERSION=	20140824
 CATEGORIES=	irc ipv6
 MASTER_SITES=	http://ircii.warped.com/
 
 MAINTAINER=	adamw@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Small and high extensible IRC client
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 DATADIR=	${PREFIX}/share/irc
-USES=		tar:bzip2
+USES=		tar:bzip2 iconv
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	IRCBUG EMACS_KEYS OPENSSL
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=OPENSSL
 OPTIONS_SUB=	yes
 
 IRCBUG_DESC=	Install ircII bug-reporting script
 EMACS_KEYS_DESC=Use emacs meta keys
 
 EMACS_KEYS_CONFIGURE_WITH=	emacs-meta-keys
 OPENSSL_USE=			OPENSSL=yes
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 .if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MOPENSSL}
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--with-openssl=${OPENSSLBASE}
 .else
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--without-openssl
 .endif
 
+CPPFLAGS+=	-I${ICONV_PREFIX}/include
+LDFLAGS+=	-L${ICONV_PREFIX}/lib
+
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e '/^mandir =/s/@mandir@/$$(DESTDIR)&/' \
-		-e '/^LDFLAGS =/s/$$/ -s/' \
+		-e '/^LDFLAGS =/s/$$/ -s ${ICONV_LIB}/' \
+		-e '/^INCLUDES =/s|$$| -I${ICONV_PREFIX}/include -DHAVE_ICONV_OPEN|' \
 		${WRKSRC}/Makefile.in
 
 post-install:
 	${RM} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/irc-${PORTVERSION}
 
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>