diff --git a/vlib/encoding/iconv/iconv_nix.c.v b/vlib/encoding/iconv/iconv_nix.c.v
index 5fba3ee7f3..59d54f9eb1 100644
--- a/vlib/encoding/iconv/iconv_nix.c.v
+++ b/vlib/encoding/iconv/iconv_nix.c.v
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ module iconv
 #include <iconv.h>
 
 #flag darwin -liconv
+#flag freebsd -L/usr/local/lib -liconv
 #flag openbsd -L/usr/local/lib -liconv
 #flag termux -L/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/lib -liconv