diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ef805d6..1bd82d5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ include("${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/conan_paths.cmake")
 
 set(CMAKE_THREAD_PREFER_PTHREAD TRUE)
 find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
-find_package(Iconv QUIET)
 
 # stuff we get from Conan
 find_package(boost_filesystem REQUIRED)
@@ -49,6 +48,7 @@ find_package(boost_optional REQUIRED)
 find_package(libxml2 REQUIRED)
 find_package(zlib REQUIRED)
 find_package(fmt REQUIRED)
+find_package(libiconv REQUIRED)
 
 # create a compilation database for e.g. clang-tidy
 set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
@@ -202,12 +202,13 @@ target_link_libraries(libFBX2glTF
   ${FRAMEWORKS}
   boost_filesystem::boost_filesystem
   boost_optional::boost_optional
-  fmt::fmt
-  libxml2::libxml2
-  zlib::zlib
   ${DRACO_LIB}
   optimized ${FBXSDK_LIBRARY}
   debug ${FBXSDK_LIBRARY_DEBUG}
+  fmt::fmt
+  libxml2::libxml2
+  zlib::zlib
+  libiconv::libiconv
   ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS}
   ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT}
 )
@@ -219,6 +220,7 @@ target_include_directories(libFBX2glTF PUBLIC
   fmt::fmt
   libxml2::libxml2
   zlib::zlib
+  libiconv::libiconv
 )
 
 target_include_directories(libFBX2glTF SYSTEM PUBLIC
@@ -231,11 +233,6 @@ target_include_directories(libFBX2glTF SYSTEM PUBLIC
   ${CPPCODEC_INCLUDE_DIR}
 )
 
-if (Iconv_FOUND)
-  target_link_libraries(libFBX2glTF Iconv::Iconv)
-  target_include_directories(libFBX2glTF SYSTEM PUBLIC Iconv::Iconv)
-endif()
-
 target_include_directories(appFBX2glTF PUBLIC
   "third_party/CLI11"
 )
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 04b4c00..4ae70e7 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ environment:
 
 stack: python %PYTHON%
 
-cache:
-  - C:\Users\appveyor\.conan\data -> appveyor.yml, conanfile.py
+#temporarily disabled
+#cache:
+#  - C:\Users\appveyor\.conan\data -> appveyor.yml, conanfile.py
 
 init:
   - git config --global filter.lfs.required false
diff --git a/conanfile.py b/conanfile.py
index 8f5292b..be675d0 100644
--- a/conanfile.py
+++ b/conanfile.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ class FBX2glTFConan(ConanFile):
     settings = "os", "compiler", "build_type", "arch"
     requires = (
         ("boost_filesystem/1.69.0@bincrafters/stable"),
+        ("libiconv/1.15@bincrafters/stable"),
         ("zlib/1.2.11@conan/stable"),
         ("libxml2/2.9.9@bincrafters/stable"),
         ("fmt/5.3.0@bincrafters/stable"),