diff --git a/utils/vim/Makefile b/utils/vim/Makefile
index 1e1ec75fe2..0526f0c3df 100644
--- a/utils/vim/Makefile
+++ b/utils/vim/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=vim
 PKG_VERSION:=8.1
-PKG_RELEASE:=4
+PKG_RELEASE:=5
 VIMVER:=81
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ PKG_CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:vim:vim
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)$(VIMVER)
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 
+HOST_BUILD_DEPENDS:=libiconv/host
+
 HOST_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR_HOST)/$(PKG_NAME)$(VIMVER)
 HOST_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 
@@ -110,6 +112,15 @@ define Package/xxd/description
  a hex dump back to its original binary form.
 endef
 
+HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
+	--disable-acl \
+	--disable-gpm \
+	--disable-nls \
+	--disable-selinux \
+	--enable-gui=no \
+	--with-features=normal \
+	--without-x
+
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	--disable-gui \
 	--disable-gtktest \