diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libcdio/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libcdio/package.nix
index 216b6c889f15..7cfc813cc26b 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/libcdio/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libcdio/package.nix
@@ -49,8 +49,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   configureFlags = [
     (lib.enableFeature withMan "maintainer-mode")
+    "CFLAGS=-std=gnu17"
   ];
 
+  # autoconf 2.73's AM_ICONV "working iconv" runtime probe reports "no" on
+  # Darwin's libiconv; skip it via the cache variable. Refs #511329.
+  preConfigure = ''
+    export am_cv_func_iconv_works=yes
+  '';
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     pkg-config
     autoreconfHook