diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libiconv/setup-hook.sh b/pkgs/development/libraries/libiconv/setup-hook.sh
index d8e1b4597a06..80843e19809b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libiconv/setup-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libiconv/setup-hook.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-# libintl must be listed in load flags on non-Glibc
+# libiconv must be listed in load flags on non-Glibc
 # it doesn't hurt to have it in Glibc either though
 iconvLdflags() {
-    export NIX_LDFLAGS="$NIX_LDFLAGS -iconv"
+    export NIX_LDFLAGS="$NIX_LDFLAGS -liconv"
 }
 
 addEnvHooks "$hostOffset" iconvLdflags