diff --git a/src/tests/clutter/interactive/meson.build b/src/tests/clutter/interactive/meson.build
index ae6bda165..4d8d07b02 100644
--- a/src/tests/clutter/interactive/meson.build
+++ b/src/tests/clutter/interactive/meson.build
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ executable('test-interactive',
   dependencies: [
     clutter_deps,
     libmutter_clutter_dep,
+    libmutter_dep,
     gdk_pixbuf_dep,
   ],
   install: false,
diff --git a/src/tests/clutter/interactive/test-main.c b/src/tests/clutter/interactive/test-main.c
index 586d6dc70..95b45bb4c 100644
--- a/src/tests/clutter/interactive/test-main.c
+++ b/src/tests/clutter/interactive/test-main.c
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
+#include "config.h"
+
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <glib.h>
 #include <gmodule.h>
 
+#include "backends/x11/nested/meta-backend-x11-nested.h"
+#include "core/main-private.h"
+#include "meta/main.h"
+#include "wayland/meta-wayland.h"
+#include "wayland/meta-xwayland.h"
 #include "test-unit-names.h"
 
 #define MAX_DESC_SIZE   72
@@ -119,6 +126,12 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 
   g_option_context_free (context);
 
+  meta_wayland_override_display_name ("mutter-test-display");
+  meta_xwayland_override_display_number (512);
+  meta_override_compositor_configuration (META_COMPOSITOR_TYPE_WAYLAND,
+                                          META_TYPE_BACKEND_X11_NESTED);
+  meta_init ();
+
   module = g_module_open (NULL, 0);
   if (!module)
     g_error ("*** Failed to open self for symbol lookup");