diff --git a/dev-qt/qt5compat/qt5compat-6.8.2-r1.ebuild b/dev-qt/qt5compat/qt5compat-6.8.2-r1.ebuild
index 92818ac9c9657..ff136128d32b8 100644
--- a/dev-qt/qt5compat/qt5compat-6.8.2-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-qt/qt5compat/qt5compat-6.8.2-r1.ebuild
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ IUSE="+gui icu qml"
 RDEPEND="
 	~dev-qt/qtbase-${PV}:6[gui=,icu=,network,xml]
 	icu? ( dev-libs/icu:= )
+	!icu? ( virtual/libiconv )
 	qml? (
 		~dev-qt/qtdeclarative-${PV}:6
 		~dev-qt/qtshadertools-${PV}:6
diff --git a/dev-qt/qt5compat/qt5compat-6.8.3.ebuild b/dev-qt/qt5compat/qt5compat-6.8.3.ebuild
index 2a0e8b63fa72e..55d174fd6ca77 100644
--- a/dev-qt/qt5compat/qt5compat-6.8.3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-qt/qt5compat/qt5compat-6.8.3.ebuild
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ IUSE="+gui icu qml"
 RDEPEND="
 	~dev-qt/qtbase-${PV}:6[gui=,icu=,network,xml]
 	icu? ( dev-libs/icu:= )
+	!icu? ( virtual/libiconv )
 	qml? (
 		~dev-qt/qtdeclarative-${PV}:6
 		~dev-qt/qtshadertools-${PV}:6
diff --git a/dev-qt/qt5compat/qt5compat-6.9.0.ebuild b/dev-qt/qt5compat/qt5compat-6.9.0.ebuild
index 31d0855b0d9a4..a41bcdce4696b 100644
--- a/dev-qt/qt5compat/qt5compat-6.9.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-qt/qt5compat/qt5compat-6.9.0.ebuild
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ IUSE="+gui icu qml"
 RDEPEND="
 	~dev-qt/qtbase-${PV}:6[gui=,icu=,network,xml]
 	icu? ( dev-libs/icu:= )
+	!icu? ( virtual/libiconv )
 	qml? (
 		~dev-qt/qtdeclarative-${PV}:6
 		~dev-qt/qtshadertools-${PV}:6
diff --git a/dev-qt/qt5compat/qt5compat-6.9.9999.ebuild b/dev-qt/qt5compat/qt5compat-6.9.9999.ebuild
index 31d0855b0d9a4..a41bcdce4696b 100644
--- a/dev-qt/qt5compat/qt5compat-6.9.9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-qt/qt5compat/qt5compat-6.9.9999.ebuild
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ IUSE="+gui icu qml"
 RDEPEND="
 	~dev-qt/qtbase-${PV}:6[gui=,icu=,network,xml]
 	icu? ( dev-libs/icu:= )
+	!icu? ( virtual/libiconv )
 	qml? (
 		~dev-qt/qtdeclarative-${PV}:6
 		~dev-qt/qtshadertools-${PV}:6
diff --git a/dev-qt/qt5compat/qt5compat-6.9999.ebuild b/dev-qt/qt5compat/qt5compat-6.9999.ebuild
index 31d0855b0d9a4..a41bcdce4696b 100644
--- a/dev-qt/qt5compat/qt5compat-6.9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-qt/qt5compat/qt5compat-6.9999.ebuild
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ IUSE="+gui icu qml"
 RDEPEND="
 	~dev-qt/qtbase-${PV}:6[gui=,icu=,network,xml]
 	icu? ( dev-libs/icu:= )
+	!icu? ( virtual/libiconv )
 	qml? (
 		~dev-qt/qtdeclarative-${PV}:6
 		~dev-qt/qtshadertools-${PV}:6