diff --git a/build/jam/BeOSRules b/build/jam/BeOSRules
index 0a8bf6420b..cd5b2240bd 100644
--- a/build/jam/BeOSRules
+++ b/build/jam/BeOSRules
@@ -123,6 +123,15 @@ actions SetType1
 rule MimeSet
 {
 	# MimeSet <target>
+
+	Depends $(1) : <build>mimeset ;
+	MimeSet1 $(1) : <build>mimeset ;
+}
+
+actions MimeSet1
+{
+	$(HOST_ADD_BUILD_COMPATIBILITY_LIB_DIR)
+	$(2[1]) -f "$(1)" ;
 }
 
 rule ResComp
@@ -144,14 +153,3 @@ actions ResComp1
 	$(2[1]) --auto-names -o $(1) $(2[2-])
 }
 
-
-if $(OS) = BEOS
-{
-
-actions MimeSet
-{
-	mimeset -f "$(1)" ;
-}
-
-}	# if BEOS
-
diff --git a/src/tools/Jamfile b/src/tools/Jamfile
index 22b3a84f6f..1e79f19e38 100644
--- a/src/tools/Jamfile
+++ b/src/tools/Jamfile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ local tools =
 	<build>catattr
 	<build>copyattr
 	<build>listattr
+	<build>mimeset
 	<build>rmattr
 	<build>settype
 	<build>setversion
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@ BuildPlatformMain <build>copyattr : copyattr.cpp
 
 BuildPlatformMain <build>listattr : listattr.cpp : $(HOST_LIBBE) ;
 
+BuildPlatformMain <build>mimeset : mimeset.cpp : $(HOST_LIBBE) ;
+
 BuildPlatformMain <build>rmattr : rmattr.cpp : $(HOST_LIBBE) ;
 
 BuildPlatformMain <build>settype : settype.cpp : $(HOST_LIBBE) ;