--- ../../contrib/file-4/src/apprentice.c
+++ ../../contrib/file-4/src/apprentice.c
 -550,8 +550,10 @@ set_test_type(struct magic *mstart, struct magic *m)
        case FILE_REGEX:
        case FILE_SEARCH:
                /* binary test if pattern is not text */
+#ifndef COMPILE_ONLY
                if (file_looks_utf8(m->value.s, m->vallen, NULL, NULL) == 0)
                        mstart->flag |= BINTEST;
+#endif /* COMPILE_ONLY */
                break;
        case FILE_DEFAULT:
                /* can't deduce anything; we shouldn't see this at the