diff --git a/src/mime/backend/meson.build b/src/mime/backend/meson.build
index 7f83c90d..3f6d451f 100644
--- a/src/mime/backend/meson.build
+++ b/src/mime/backend/meson.build
@@ -10,39 +10,41 @@ endif
 
 srcs += files('common.c', 'default.c')
 
-mailcap_cache_files = files('common.c', 'mailcap.c', meson.source_root()+'/src/osdep/osdep.c')
+if conf_data.get('CONFIG_MAILCAP')
+	mailcap_cache_files = files('common.c', 'mailcap.c', meson.source_root()+'/src/osdep/osdep.c')
 
-if conf_data.get('CONFIG_NLS') and not conf_data.get('CONFIG_GETTEXT')
-    mailcap_cache_files += files(
-meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/gettext/bindtextdom.c',
-meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/gettext/dcgettext.c',
-meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/gettext/dcigettext.c',
-meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/gettext/dcngettext.c',
-meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/gettext/dgettext.c',
-meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/gettext/dngettext.c',
-meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/gettext/explodename.c',
-meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/gettext/finddomain.c',
-meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/gettext/gettext.c',
-meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/gettext/intl-compat.c',
-meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/gettext/l10nflist.c',
-meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/gettext/libintl.c',
-meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/gettext/loadmsgcat.c',
-meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/gettext/localcharset.c',
-meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/gettext/localealias.c',
-meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/gettext/ngettext.c',
-meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/gettext/plural.c',
-meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/gettext/textdomain.c')
+	if conf_data.get('CONFIG_NLS') and not conf_data.get('CONFIG_GETTEXT')
+		mailcap_cache_files += files(
+		meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/gettext/bindtextdom.c',
+		meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/gettext/dcgettext.c',
+		meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/gettext/dcigettext.c',
+		meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/gettext/dcngettext.c',
+		meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/gettext/dgettext.c',
+		meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/gettext/dngettext.c',
+		meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/gettext/explodename.c',
+		meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/gettext/finddomain.c',
+		meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/gettext/gettext.c',
+		meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/gettext/intl-compat.c',
+		meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/gettext/l10nflist.c',
+		meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/gettext/libintl.c',
+		meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/gettext/loadmsgcat.c',
+		meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/gettext/localcharset.c',
+		meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/gettext/localealias.c',
+		meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/gettext/ngettext.c',
+		meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/gettext/plural.c',
+		meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/gettext/textdomain.c')
+	endif
+
+	if conf_data.get('CONFIG_NLS') and conf_data.get('CONFIG_GETTEXT')
+		mailcap_cache_files += files(
+		meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/libintl.c',
+		meson.source_root()+'/src/util/env.c')
+	endif
+
+	exe = executable('mailcap-cache', mailcap_cache_files, testdeps,
+	c_args:['-DHAVE_CONFIG_H', '-DTEST_MAILCAP'], include_directories:['.','..','../..','../../..'],
+	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())
 endif
-
-if conf_data.get('CONFIG_NLS') and conf_data.get('CONFIG_GETTEXT')
-    mailcap_cache_files += files(
-meson.source_root()+'/src/intl/libintl.c',
-meson.source_root()+'/src/util/env.c')
-endif
-
-exe = executable('mailcap-cache', mailcap_cache_files, testdeps,
-c_args:['-DHAVE_CONFIG_H', '-DTEST_MAILCAP'], include_directories:['.','..','../..','../../..'],
-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())