diff --git a/src/mime/backend/Makefile b/src/mime/backend/Makefile
index 07e792364..9f9e20141 100644
--- a/src/mime/backend/Makefile
+++ b/src/mime/backend/Makefile
@@ -7,11 +7,9 @@ OBJS-$(CONFIG_MIMETYPES)	+= mimetypes.o
 
 OBJS = common.o default.o
 
-#TEST_PROGS = \
-# mailcap-cache$(EXEEXT)
+TEST_PROGS = \
+ mailcap-cache$(EXEEXT)
 
-# The dependencies are a bit funny here! I don't know why. Just remember to
-# make clean before making the test. --jonas
 mailcap-cache.o: $(top_srcdir)/src/mime/backend/mailcap.c
 	$(call cmd,compile,-DTEST_MAILCAP)
 
diff --git a/src/mime/backend/mailcap.c b/src/mime/backend/mailcap.c
index 57e68c224..f6ad5b158 100644
--- a/src/mime/backend/mailcap.c
+++ b/src/mime/backend/mailcap.c
@@ -785,6 +785,8 @@ struct module mailcap_mime_module = struct_module(
 
 #include "util/test.h"
 
+char *get_ui_clipboard_file(void) { return NULL; }
+
 /* Some ugly shortcuts for getting defined symbols to work. */
 int default_mime_backend,
     install_signal_handler,
diff --git a/src/mime/backend/test-mailcap-cache b/src/mime/backend/test-mailcap-cache
index 8493fd88c..45e25fc82 100755
--- a/src/mime/backend/test-mailcap-cache
+++ b/src/mime/backend/test-mailcap-cache
@@ -44,15 +44,15 @@ mailcap-cache \
 cat > expected <<EOF
 type: text/html
 block: 1
-program: elinks --force-html %
+program: elinks --force-html %f
 
 type: text/x-csh
 block: 1
-program: view %
+program: view %f
 
 type: application/postscript
 block: 1
-program: ps2ascii %
+program: ps2ascii %f
 
 type: application/foo
 EOF
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ mailcap-cache \
 cat > expected <<EOF
 type: image/jpeg
 block: 0
-program: xzgv %
+program: xzgv %f
 
 type: application/postscript
 block: 0
-program: gv %
+program: gv %f
 EOF
 
 test_expect_success \