diff --git a/git-compat-util.h b/git-compat-util.h
index bf947b1ec..79b5122b4 100644
--- a/git-compat-util.h
+++ b/git-compat-util.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
 #endif
 #ifndef __MINGW32__
 #include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <sys/resource.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <termios.h>