diff --git a/test/misc/Makefile b/test/misc/Makefile
index f8832e77e..deacc9464 100644
--- a/test/misc/Makefile
+++ b/test/misc/Makefile
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ $(WORKDIR)/pptest2.$1.$2.prg: pptest2.c | $(WORKDIR)
 	$(NOT) $(CC65) -t sim$2 -$1 -o $$@ $$< $(NULLERR)
 
 # should compile, but gives an error
-$(WORKDIR)/bug1263.$1.$2.prg: pptest2.c | $(WORKDIR)
+$(WORKDIR)/bug1263.$1.$2.prg: bug1263.c | $(WORKDIR)
 	@echo "FIXME: " $$@ "currently does not compile."
 	$(if $(QUIET),echo misc/bug1263.$1.$2.prg)
 	$(NOT) $(CC65) -t sim$2 -$1 -o $$@ $$< $(NULLERR)
diff --git a/test/misc/bug1263.c b/test/misc/bug1263.c
index 457e64034..4e5987c58 100644
--- a/test/misc/bug1263.c
+++ b/test/misc/bug1263.c
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
+/* bug #1263 - erroneous error for K & R function declaration */
 
-/* bug #1263 - erroneous error for implicit function declaration */
-
-#include <stdlib.h>
-
-enum E { I };
+enum E { I = 0 };
 extern int f(enum E);
+
 int f(e)
   enum E e;
 {
-  return 1;
+  return e;
 }
 
 int main(void)
 {
-    return f(1) ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
+    return f(I);
 }