diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 7c07e1377..0809a16fa 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ if WITH_OUTPUT_SOURCES
 bin_PROGRAMS += xmlcatalog
 
 xmlcatalog_SOURCES = xmlcatalog.c
-xmlcatalog_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(RDL_CFLAGS) $(ICONV_CFLAGS)
+xmlcatalog_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(RDL_CFLAGS)
 xmlcatalog_DEPENDENCIES = $(DEPS)
 xmlcatalog_LDADD = $(RDL_LIBS) $(LDADDS)
 endif
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ runsuite_DEPENDENCIES = $(DEPS)
 runsuite_LDADD= $(LDADDS)
 
 xmllint_SOURCES = xmllint.c shell.c lintmain.c
-xmllint_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(RDL_CFLAGS) $(ICONV_CFLAGS)
+xmllint_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(RDL_CFLAGS)
 xmllint_DEPENDENCIES = $(DEPS)
 xmllint_LDADD=  $(RDL_LIBS) $(LDADDS)