diff --git a/meta/site/arm-linux b/meta/site/arm-linux
index 293add08c9..623c21f797 100644
--- a/meta/site/arm-linux
+++ b/meta/site/arm-linux
@@ -313,3 +313,6 @@ ac_cv_func_mmap_fixed_mapped=${ac_cv_func_mmap_fixed_mapped=yes}
 
 #dbus
 ac_cv_have_abstract_sockets=${ac_cv_have_abstract_sockets=yes}
+
+# eds-dbus
+ac_cv_libiconv_utf8=${ac_cv_libiconv_utf8=yes}