diff --git a/src/ioslaves/file/CMakeLists.txt b/src/ioslaves/file/CMakeLists.txt
index fec216af..8595f36e 100644
--- a/src/ioslaves/file/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/ioslaves/file/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ ecm_qt_export_logging_category(
     EXPORT KIO
 )
 
-target_link_libraries(kio_file KF5::KIOCore KF5::I18n KF5::ConfigCore Qt${QT_MAJOR_VERSION}::DBus Qt${QT_MAJOR_VERSION}::Network)
+find_package(Iconv REQUIRED)
+include_directories(${Iconv_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+target_link_libraries(kio_file KF5::KIOCore KF5::I18n KF5::ConfigCore Qt${QT_MAJOR_VERSION}::DBus Qt${QT_MAJOR_VERSION}::Network ${Iconv_LIBRARIES})
 
 if(UNIX)
   target_link_libraries(kio_file Qt${QT_MAJOR_VERSION}::Network KF5::AuthCore)
diff --git a/src/kioworkers/ftp/CMakeLists.txt b/src/kioworkers/ftp/CMakeLists.txt
index 44abb409..61eb3836 100644
--- a/src/kioworkers/ftp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/kioworkers/ftp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,4 +16,6 @@ ecm_qt_export_logging_category(
     EXPORT KIO
 )
 
-target_link_libraries(kio_ftp Qt${QT_MAJOR_VERSION}::Network KF5::KIOCore KF5::I18n KF5::ConfigCore)
+find_package(Iconv REQUIRED)
+include_directories(${Iconv_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+target_link_libraries(kio_ftp Qt${QT_MAJOR_VERSION}::Network KF5::KIOCore KF5::I18n KF5::ConfigCore ${Iconv_LIBRARIES})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ioslaves/http/CMakeLists.txt b/src/ioslaves/http/CMakeLists.txt
index e616d08b..0631edb6 100644
--- a/src/ioslaves/http/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/ioslaves/http/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,11 +37,15 @@ target_sources(kio_http_cache_cleaner PRIVATE
     http_cache_cleaner.cpp
 )
 
+find_package(Iconv REQUIRED)
+include_directories(${Iconv_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 target_link_libraries(kio_http_cache_cleaner
    Qt${QT_MAJOR_VERSION}::DBus
    Qt${QT_MAJOR_VERSION}::Network # QLocalSocket
    KF5::KIOCore # KProtocolManager
-   KF5::I18n)
+   KF5::I18n
+   ${Iconv_LIBRARIES} 
+)
 
 install(TARGETS kio_http_cache_cleaner DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_LIBEXECDIR_KF} )
 
@@ -91,6 +95,7 @@ target_link_libraries(kio_http
    KF5::KIONTLM
    KF5::Archive
    KF5::I18n
+   ${Iconv_LIBRARIES}
 )
 if(GSSAPI_FOUND)
   target_link_libraries(kio_http PRIVATE ${GSSAPI_LIBS})
diff --git a/src/ioslaves/http/kcookiejar/CMakeLists.txt b/src/ioslaves/http/kcookiejar/CMakeLists.txt
index 0f770ae4..2600d2d2 100644
--- a/src/ioslaves/http/kcookiejar/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/ioslaves/http/kcookiejar/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,10 +13,13 @@ target_sources(kcookiejar5 PRIVATE
     main.cpp
 )
 
+find_package(Iconv REQUIRED)
+include_directories(${Iconv_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 target_link_libraries( kcookiejar5
    Qt${QT_MAJOR_VERSION}::DBus
    KF5::I18n
    KF5::WidgetsAddons
+   ${Iconv_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
 install(TARGETS kcookiejar5 ${KF5_INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS} )
@@ -55,6 +58,7 @@ target_link_libraries(kded_kcookiejar
    KF5::DBusAddons
    KF5::I18n
    KF5::WidgetsAddons
+   ${Iconv_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
 ########### install files ###############
diff --git a/src/kioworkers/remote/CMakeLists.txt b/src/kioworkers/remote/CMakeLists.txt
index e2b576e2..526551ee 100644
--- a/src/kioworkers/remote/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/kioworkers/remote/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,4 +19,6 @@ ecm_qt_declare_logging_category(kio_remote
     EXPORT KIO
 )
 
-target_link_libraries(kio_remote KF5::KIOCore KF5::I18n KF5::ConfigCore Qt${QT_MAJOR_VERSION}::Network)
+find_package(Iconv REQUIRED)
+include_directories(${Iconv_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+target_link_libraries(kio_remote KF5::KIOCore KF5::I18n KF5::ConfigCore Qt${QT_MAJOR_VERSION}::Network ${Iconv_LIBRARIES})
diff --git a/src/kioworkers/remote/kdedmodule/CMakeLists.txt b/src/kioworkers/remote/kdedmodule/CMakeLists.txt
index 4e40d214..7ba0d911 100644
--- a/src/kioworkers/remote/kdedmodule/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/kioworkers/remote/kdedmodule/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 add_library(remotedirnotify MODULE remotedirnotify.cpp remotedirnotifymodule.cpp ../debug.cpp)
 kcoreaddons_desktop_to_json(remotedirnotify remotedirnotify.desktop)
 
-target_link_libraries(remotedirnotify KF5::DBusAddons KF5::KIOCore)
+find_package(Iconv REQUIRED)
+include_directories(${Iconv_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+target_link_libraries(remotedirnotify KF5::DBusAddons KF5::KIOCore ${Iconv_LIBRARIES})
 # Rename target to allow co-installability with plasma-workspace <= 5.9
 set_target_properties(remotedirnotify PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "remotenotifier")
 
diff --git a/src/ioslaves/telnet/CMakeLists.txt b/src/ioslaves/telnet/CMakeLists.txt
index ffee12c8..0b03c211 100644
--- a/src/ioslaves/telnet/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/ioslaves/telnet/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@
 add_executable(ktelnetservice5 ktelnetservice.cpp)
 ecm_mark_nongui_executable(ktelnetservice5)
 
+find_package(Iconv REQUIRED)
+include_directories(${Iconv_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 target_link_libraries(ktelnetservice5
    Qt${QT_MAJOR_VERSION}::Widgets
    KF5::I18n
    KF5::KIOGui
+   ${Iconv_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
 install(TARGETS ktelnetservice5 ${KF5_INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS})
diff --git a/src/ioslaves/trash/CMakeLists.txt b/src/ioslaves/trash/CMakeLists.txt
index 147b3f3e..0546b8ce 100644
--- a/src/ioslaves/trash/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/ioslaves/trash/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ else()
     )
 endif()
 
+find_package(Iconv REQUIRED)
+include_directories(${Iconv_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 target_link_libraries(kio_trash
   KF5::ConfigCore
   KF5::Solid
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ target_link_libraries(kio_trash
   Qt${QT_MAJOR_VERSION}::Network
   KF5::I18n
   KF5::ConfigCore
+  ${Iconv_LIBRARIES}
 )
 if(APPLE)
     target_link_libraries(kio_trash "-framework DiskArbitration -framework CoreFoundation")
@@ -78,6 +81,7 @@ target_link_libraries(ktrash5
   KF5::KIOCore
   KF5::I18n
   KF5::ConfigCore
+  ${Iconv_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
 install(TARGETS ktrash5 ${KF5_INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS})
diff --git a/src/kioexec/CMakeLists.txt b/src/kioexec/CMakeLists.txt
index 92eeafe7..8ae87424 100644
--- a/src/kioexec/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/kioexec/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ ecm_qt_declare_logging_category(kioexecd
     EXPORT KIO
 )
 
-target_link_libraries(kioexecd KF5::I18n KF5::DBusAddons KF5::WidgetsAddons KF5::KIOCore)
+find_package(Iconv REQUIRED)
+include_directories(${Iconv_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+target_link_libraries(kioexecd KF5::I18n KF5::DBusAddons KF5::WidgetsAddons KF5::KIOCore ${Iconv_LIBRARIES})
 
 kdbusaddons_generate_dbus_service_file(kiod5 org.kde.kioexecd ${KDE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBEXECDIR_KF})
 
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ target_link_libraries(kioexec
     KF5::WidgetsAddons # KMessageBox
     KF5::WindowSystem  # KStartupInfo
     KF5::DBusAddons    # KDBusService
+    ${Iconv_LIBRARIES}
  )
 
 if (HAVE_X11)
diff --git a/src/kpasswdserver/CMakeLists.txt b/src/kpasswdserver/CMakeLists.txt
index c268e039..c1a562aa 100644
--- a/src/kpasswdserver/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/kpasswdserver/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ ecm_qt_export_logging_category(
     EXPORT KIO
 )
 
+find_package(Iconv REQUIRED)
+include_directories(${Iconv_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 target_link_libraries(kiod_kpasswdserver
    KF5::DBusAddons    # KDED Module
    Qt${QT_MAJOR_VERSION}::DBus
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ target_link_libraries(kiod_kpasswdserver
    KF5::WidgetsAddons # KPasswordDialog
    KF5::I18n
    KF5::WindowSystem
+   ${Iconv_LIBRARIES}
    ${WALLET_LIB}
 )