diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index f0f9c1144..b1c4f2e2a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ if conf_data.get('CONFIG_IDN')
     deps += idndeps
 endif
 
+x11deps = []
 conf_data.set('HAVE_X11', false)
 if conf_data.get('CONFIG_X')
     x11deps = dependency('x11', static: st)
diff --git a/src/mime/backend/meson.build b/src/mime/backend/meson.build
index 9caa7bb7c..7f83c90df 100644
--- a/src/mime/backend/meson.build
+++ b/src/mime/backend/meson.build
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ endif
 
 exe = executable('mailcap-cache', mailcap_cache_files, testdeps,
 c_args:['-DHAVE_CONFIG_H', '-DTEST_MAILCAP'], include_directories:['.','..','../..','../../..'],
-build_by_default:false)
+build_by_default:false, dependencies:[x11deps])
 test_lib = environment({'TEST_LIB': meson.source_root()+'/test/libtest.sh'})
 t = find_program('test-mailcap-cache')
 test('mailcap-cache', t, depends:[exe], env:test_lib, workdir:meson.current_build_dir())