diff --git a/compat/mingw.c b/compat/mingw.c
index e190fddf4..12d0c2fd8 100644
--- a/compat/mingw.c
+++ b/compat/mingw.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "../git-compat-util.h"
 #include "win32.h"
+#include <conio.h>
 #include "../strbuf.h"
 
 unsigned int _CRT_fmode = _O_BINARY;