diff --git a/build/Jamfile.v2 b/build/Jamfile.v2
index 578e722..0e6fb45 100644
--- a/build/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/build/Jamfile.v2
@@ -226,6 +226,11 @@ rule configure-full ( properties * : flags-only )
                 result += <library>iconv ;
             }
         }
+
+	# work around for boost bug(?) - https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/12570
+	found-iconv = true ;
+	result += <library>iconv ;
+
     }        
     if $(found-iconv) 
     {