diff --git a/meta/site/mips-linux b/meta/site/mips-linux
index e23b4a0cb6..074cb0920f 100644
--- a/meta/site/mips-linux
+++ b/meta/site/mips-linux
@@ -120,3 +120,7 @@ ac_cv___va_copy=${ac_cv___va_copy=yes}
 
 # readline
 bash_cv_have_mbstate_t=${bash_cv_have_mbstate_t=yes}
+
+# eds-dbus
+ac_cv_libiconv_utf8=${ac_cv_libiconv_utf8=yes}
+