diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/CMakeLists.txt b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/CMakeLists.txt
index 850d4194..6f95cc54 100644
--- a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ endif()
 
 find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
 find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
-find_package(Iconv REQUIRED)
 pkg_check_modules(SDL2 REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET sdl2)
 pkg_check_modules(Slirp REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET slirp)
 pkg_check_modules(LibArchive REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET libarchive)
@@ -96,10 +95,6 @@ target_link_libraries(melonDS PRIVATE core)
 target_link_libraries(melonDS PRIVATE PkgConfig::SDL2 PkgConfig::Slirp PkgConfig::LibArchive)
 target_link_libraries(melonDS PRIVATE ${QT_LINK_LIBS} ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS})
 
-if (NOT Iconv_IS_BUILT_IN)
-    target_link_libraries(melonDS PRIVATE Iconv::Iconv)
-endif()
-
 if (UNIX)
     option(PORTABLE "Make a portable build that looks for its configuration in the current directory" OFF)
 elseif (WIN32)