diff --git a/android/external/Makefile b/android/external/Makefile
index cd5f947..ee106d1 100644
--- a/android/external/Makefile
+++ b/android/external/Makefile
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ libiconv/Makefile: libiconv.src.stamp
 	cd libiconv && \
 		CC="$(CC)" AR="$(AR)" RANLIB=$(RANLIB) CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS)" LDFLAGS="$(LDFLAGS)" \
 			./configure \
+				--enable-static \
 				--enable-maintainer-mode \
 				--host=$(HOST) \
 				--with-gnu-ld \
diff --git a/android/jni/Android.mk b/android/jni/Android.mk
index 2647c20..c36d5f6 100644
--- a/android/jni/Android.mk
+++ b/android/jni/Android.mk
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ include $(PREBUILT_SHARED_LIBRARY)
 
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 LOCAL_MODULE := libiconv
-LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(GPGBUILD)/lib/libiconv.so
-include $(PREBUILT_SHARED_LIBRARY)
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(GPGBUILD)/lib/libiconv.a
+include $(PREBUILT_STATIC_LIBRARY)
 
 # include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 # LOCAL_MODULE := openssl
diff --git a/android/src/org/pEp/jniadapter/AndroidHelper.java b/android/src/org/pEp/jniadapter/AndroidHelper.java
index 38689d3..e75d770 100644
--- a/android/src/org/pEp/jniadapter/AndroidHelper.java
+++ b/android/src/org/pEp/jniadapter/AndroidHelper.java
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ public class AndroidHelper {
         System.loadLibrary("gpg-error");
         System.loadLibrary("assuan");
         System.loadLibrary("gpgme");
-        System.loadLibrary("iconv");
 
         // With lots of log 
         nativeSetup( "9:"+new File(c.getFilesDir(), "gpgme.log").getAbsolutePath());