diff --git a/mesonbuild/dependencies/misc.py b/mesonbuild/dependencies/misc.py
index e490e7dee..470305e91 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/dependencies/misc.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/dependencies/misc.py
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ class IntlSystemDependency(SystemDependency):
             self.is_found = True
 
             if self.static:
-                if not self._add_sub_dependency(iconv_factory(env, self.for_machine, {})):
+                if not self._add_sub_dependency(iconv_factory(env, self.for_machine, {'static': True})):
                     self.is_found = False
                     return