diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8170ce2..107a151 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,23 +34,18 @@ if ("${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}" MATCHES "BSD")
 	add_definitions (-D__BSD_VISIBLE=1 -D_BSD_SOURCE=1)
 endif ("${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}" MATCHES "BSD")
 
-# iconv may or may not be present in libc
-find_library (iconv_LIBRARIES iconv)
-if (iconv_LIBRARIES)
-	list (APPEND project_libraries ${iconv_LIBRARIES})
-endif (iconv_LIBRARIES)
-
 list (APPEND project_libraries ${libssl_LIBRARIES})
 include_directories (${libssl_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 link_directories (${libssl_LIBRARY_DIRS})
 
 # -lpthread is only there for debugging (gdb & errno)
 # -lrt is only for glibc < 2.17
-foreach (extra rt pthread)
-	find_library (extra_lib ${extra})
-	if (extra_lib)
+# -liconv may or may not be a part of libc
+foreach (extra iconv rt pthread)
+	find_library (extra_lib_${extra} ${extra})
+	if (extra_lib_${extra})
 		list (APPEND project_libraries ${extra})
-	endif (extra_lib)
+	endif (extra_lib_${extra})
 endforeach (extra)
 
 if (ncursesw_FOUND)