diff --git a/test/cairo-test.c b/test/cairo-test.c
index 9e0341b35..c5ef84394 100644
--- a/test/cairo-test.c
+++ b/test/cairo-test.c
@@ -73,7 +73,10 @@
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 #include <crtdbg.h>
+#include <direct.h>
 #define F_OK 0
+#define HAVE_MKDIR 1
+#define mkdir _mkdir
 #endif
 
 #ifndef FALSE