diff --git a/libs/locale/build.jam b/libs/locale/build.jam
index f1321db3..36899cdc 100644
--- a/libs/locale/build.jam
+++ b/libs/locale/build.jam
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ project /boost/locale
 # Features

 feature.feature boost.locale.iconv : on off : optional propagated ;
+feature.feature boost.locale.iconv.lib : libc libiconv : 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 ;