diff --git a/rtl/unix/cwstring.pp b/rtl/unix/cwstring.pp
index 3181d54363..9368cb4ca5 100644
--- a/rtl/unix/cwstring.pp
+++ b/rtl/unix/cwstring.pp
@@ -1140,6 +1140,8 @@ initialization
 
   { load iconvctl function }
   iconvlib:=LoadLibrary(libprefix+libiconvname+'.'+SharedSuffix);
+  if iconvlib=0 then
+    iconvlib:=LoadLibrary(libprefix+libiconvname+'.'+SharedSuffix+'.6');
   if iconvlib<>0 then
     pointer(iconvctl):=GetProcAddress(iconvlib,iconvctlname);