diff --git a/src/Plugins/Metafont/load_tex.hpp b/src/Plugins/Metafont/load_tex.hpp
index b83233f2b5..aa813baae9 100644
--- a/src/Plugins/Metafont/load_tex.hpp
+++ b/src/Plugins/Metafont/load_tex.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #include "load_pk.hpp"
 #include "load_tfm.hpp"
 
+void setup_tex ();
+void init_tex ();
 void load_tex (string family, int size, int dpi, int dsize,
                tex_font_metric& tfm, font_glyphs& pk);
 
diff --git a/src/System/Boot/init_texmacs.cpp b/src/System/Boot/init_texmacs.cpp
index 88d36e5684..d13677142f 100644
--- a/src/System/Boot/init_texmacs.cpp
+++ b/src/System/Boot/init_texmacs.cpp
@@ -34,13 +34,10 @@
 #include <QCoreApplication>
 #include <QDir>
 #endif
+#include "Metafont/load_tex.hpp"
 
 int  install_status   = 0;
 
-extern void setup_tex (); // from Plugins/Metafont/tex_init.cpp
-extern void init_tex  (); // from Plugins/Metafont/tex_init.cpp
-
-
 /******************************************************************************
  * Texmacs paths
  ******************************************************************************/
diff --git a/tests/L3/Graphics/Fonts/font_test.cpp b/tests/L3/Graphics/Fonts/font_test.cpp
index 1f1c1188c3..d6742f6a62 100644
--- a/tests/L3/Graphics/Fonts/font_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/L3/Graphics/Fonts/font_test.cpp
@@ -9,21 +9,26 @@
  * in the root directory or <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html>.
  ******************************************************************************/
 
+#include "Metafont/load_tex.hpp"
+#include "base.hpp"
 #include "font.hpp"
+#include "sys_utils.hpp"
 #include <QtTest/QtTest>
 
 class TestFont : public QObject {
   Q_OBJECT
 
 private slots:
+  void init () { init_lolly (); }
   void test_get_extents ();
 };
 
 void
 TestFont::test_get_extents () {
-  // sys-chinese-rm-medium-right-10-600-smart
-  // font fn= smart_font ("sys-chinese", "rm", "medium", "right", 10, 600);
-  // cout << fn->res_name << LF;
+  set_new_fonts (true);
+  init_tex ();
+  font fn= smart_font ("sys-chinese", "rm", "medium", "right", 10, 600);
+  qcompare (fn->res_name, "sys-chinese-rm-medium-right-10-600-smart");
 }
 
 QTEST_MAIN (TestFont)