diff --git a/srcpkgs/nodejs/template b/srcpkgs/nodejs/template
index 07c5ac09f8d..dea483ad04f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nodejs/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nodejs/template
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ pkgname=nodejs
 version=7.9.0
 revision=1
 wrksrc=node-v${version}
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config python icu"
-makedepends="zlib-devel python-devel icu-devel
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config python $(vopt_if icu icu)"
+makedepends="zlib-devel python-devel $(vopt_if icu icu-devel)
  $(vopt_if ssl libressl-devel) $(vopt_if libuv libuv-devel)
  $(vopt_if http_parser http-parser-devel)"
 depends="python"
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ checksum=5cc131bb16f7ca688c29634a18b3c6a7816609a431a509f31baedf7caf25d626
 # TODO: Fix cross compiling
 nocross="https://api.travis-ci.org/jobs/208411830/log.txt?deansi=true"
 
-build_options="ssl libuv http_parser"
+build_options="ssl libuv http_parser icu"
 desc_option_libuv="Enable shared libuv"
 desc_option_http_parser="Enable shared http-parser"
+desc_option_icu="Enable shared icu"
 build_options_default="libuv http_parser"
 
 replaces="iojs>=0"
@@ -35,7 +36,8 @@ do_configure() {
 			*) msg_error "$pkgver: cannot be cross compiled for ${XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE}\n" ;;
 		esac
 	fi
-	./configure --prefix=/usr --shared-zlib --with-intl=system-icu \
+	./configure --prefix=/usr --shared-zlib \
+		$(vopt_if icu --with-intl=system-icu) \
 		$(vopt_if http_parser --shared-http-parser) \
 		$(vopt_if ssl --shared-openssl) \
 		$(vopt_if libuv --shared-libuv) ${_args}