diff --git a/package/nodejs/nodejs.mk b/package/nodejs/nodejs.mk
index 3f35ac7c33..e384d4c8a0 100644
--- a/package/nodejs/nodejs.mk
+++ b/package/nodejs/nodejs.mk
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ NODEJS_SITE = http://nodejs.org/dist/v$(NODEJS_VERSION)
 NODEJS_DEPENDENCIES = host-python host-nodejs c-ares \
 	libuv zlib nghttp2 \
 	$(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_NODEJS_MODULES_ADDITIONAL_DEPS))
-HOST_NODEJS_DEPENDENCIES = host-libopenssl host-python host-zlib
+HOST_NODEJS_DEPENDENCIES = host-icu host-libopenssl host-python host-zlib
 NODEJS_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 NODEJS_LICENSE = MIT (core code); MIT, Apache and BSD family licenses (Bundled components)
 NODEJS_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ define HOST_NODEJS_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 		--shared-openssl-libpath=$(HOST_DIR)/lib \
 		--shared-zlib \
 		--no-cross-compiling \
-		--with-intl=small-icu \
+		--with-intl=system-icu \
 	)
 endef
 
@@ -77,10 +77,13 @@ NODEJS_HOST_TOOLS_V8 = \
 NODEJS_HOST_TOOLS_NODE = mkcodecache
 NODEJS_HOST_TOOLS = $(NODEJS_HOST_TOOLS_V8) $(NODEJS_HOST_TOOLS_NODE)
 
+HOST_NODEJS_CXXFLAGS = $(HOST_CXXFLAGS) -DU_DISABLE_RENAMING=1
+
 define HOST_NODEJS_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) PYTHON=$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python2 \
 		$(MAKE) -C $(@D) \
 		$(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
+		CXXFLAGS="$(HOST_NODEJS_CXXFLAGS)" \
 		LDFLAGS.host="$(HOST_LDFLAGS)" \
 		NO_LOAD=cctest.target.mk \
 		PATH=$(@D)/bin:$(BR_PATH)
@@ -90,6 +93,7 @@ define HOST_NODEJS_INSTALL_CMDS
 	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) PYTHON=$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python2 \
 		$(MAKE) -C $(@D) install \
 		$(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
+		CXXFLAGS="$(HOST_NODEJS_CXXFLAGS)" \
 		LDFLAGS.host="$(HOST_LDFLAGS)" \
 		NO_LOAD=cctest.target.mk \
 		PATH=$(@D)/bin:$(BR_PATH)