--- a/src/password.c
+++ b/src/password.c
@@ -300,6 +300,15 @@
     size_t ic_inbytesleft,
            ic_outbytesleft;
 
+#ifdef DISABLE_ICONV
+    /* support only latin */
+    int i;
+    for (i=0;i<length+1;i++) {
+    out_passwd[i*2] = in_passwd[i];
+	out_passwd[i*2+1] = 0;
+    }
+    return length*2;
+#else
     // Max length is specified in character, but this function deals
     // with bytes.  So, multiply by two since we are going to create a
     // UTF-16 string.
@@ -349,4 +358,5 @@
     iconv_close(condesc);
 
     return (max_length - ic_outbytesleft);
+#endif
 }