diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 6d1fb8bc95..21b25fdd53 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -1002,6 +1002,24 @@ $(DIST_XALIA): $(SRC)/contrib/$(XALIA_ZIP)
 all-dist: $(DIST_XALIA)
 
 
+##
+## ICU
+##
+
+ICU_VER := 6.8.2
+DIST_ICU_DIR := $(DST_DIR)/lib64/icu
+DIST_ICU := $(OBJ)/.icu-dist
+ICU_TARBALL := icu-$(ICU_VER)-x86_64.tar.xz
+
+$(DIST_ICU): $(SRC)/icu/$(ICU_TARBALL)
+	mkdir -p $(DIST_ICU_DIR)
+	rm -rf $(DIST_ICU_DIR)/*.dll
+	tar --no-same-owner -xf $< -C $(DIST_ICU_DIR)
+	touch $@
+
+all-dist: $(DIST_ICU)
+
+
 ##
 ## openvr
 ##
diff --git a/icu/icu-6.8.2-x86_64.tar.xz b/icu/icu-6.8.2-x86_64.tar.xz
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