diff --git a/package/hidapi/Config.in b/package/hidapi/Config.in
index f6a31bacd3..b98c2db91c 100644
--- a/package/hidapi/Config.in
+++ b/package/hidapi/Config.in
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_HIDAPI
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUSB
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGUDEV
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBICONV if !BR2_ENABLE_LOCALE
+	# runtime UTF conversion support
+	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GLIBC_GCONV_LIBS_COPY if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC
 	help
 	  HIDAPI is a multi-platform library which allows an application
 	  to interface with USB and Bluetooth HID-Class devices on