diff --git a/mail/dovecot/Makefile b/mail/dovecot/Makefile
index d1c034edaa..8f9e66e153 100644
--- a/mail/dovecot/Makefile
+++ b/mail/dovecot/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=dovecot
 PKG_VERSION:=2.3.18
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://dovecot.org/releases/2.3
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 # dovecot itself.
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/nls.mk
 
+# need iconv.m4, otherwise error during autoreconf
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=gettext-full
+
 define Package/dovecot
   SECTION:=mail
   CATEGORY:=Mail