diff --git a/compat/msvc.h b/compat/msvc.h
index a33b01c032b1ab948d87b29447ad0787c86f14f1..aa4b56315ae2488ea656d695f0f660e4dbd745ef 100644
--- a/compat/msvc.h
+++ b/compat/msvc.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <direct.h>
 #include <process.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
+#include <io.h>
 
 /* porting function */
 #define inline __inline
diff --git a/compat/vcbuild/include/arpa/inet.h b/compat/vcbuild/include/arpa/inet.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d8552a2c6dc3a5fee5360ea2ff468463461e3bf..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/compat/vcbuild/include/arpa/inet.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/* Intentionally empty file to support building git with MSVC */
diff --git a/compat/vcbuild/include/grp.h b/compat/vcbuild/include/grp.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d8552a2c6dc3a5fee5360ea2ff468463461e3bf..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/compat/vcbuild/include/grp.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/* Intentionally empty file to support building git with MSVC */
diff --git a/compat/vcbuild/include/inttypes.h b/compat/vcbuild/include/inttypes.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d8552a2c6dc3a5fee5360ea2ff468463461e3bf..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/compat/vcbuild/include/inttypes.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/* Intentionally empty file to support building git with MSVC */
diff --git a/compat/vcbuild/include/netdb.h b/compat/vcbuild/include/netdb.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d8552a2c6dc3a5fee5360ea2ff468463461e3bf..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/compat/vcbuild/include/netdb.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/* Intentionally empty file to support building git with MSVC */
diff --git a/compat/vcbuild/include/netinet/in.h b/compat/vcbuild/include/netinet/in.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d8552a2c6dc3a5fee5360ea2ff468463461e3bf..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/compat/vcbuild/include/netinet/in.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/* Intentionally empty file to support building git with MSVC */
diff --git a/compat/vcbuild/include/netinet/tcp.h b/compat/vcbuild/include/netinet/tcp.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d8552a2c6dc3a5fee5360ea2ff468463461e3bf..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/compat/vcbuild/include/netinet/tcp.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/* Intentionally empty file to support building git with MSVC */
diff --git a/compat/vcbuild/include/pwd.h b/compat/vcbuild/include/pwd.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d8552a2c6dc3a5fee5360ea2ff468463461e3bf..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/compat/vcbuild/include/pwd.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/* Intentionally empty file to support building git with MSVC */
diff --git a/compat/vcbuild/include/sys/ioctl.h b/compat/vcbuild/include/sys/ioctl.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d8552a2c6dc3a5fee5360ea2ff468463461e3bf..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/compat/vcbuild/include/sys/ioctl.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/* Intentionally empty file to support building git with MSVC */
diff --git a/compat/vcbuild/include/sys/select.h b/compat/vcbuild/include/sys/select.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d8552a2c6dc3a5fee5360ea2ff468463461e3bf..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/compat/vcbuild/include/sys/select.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/* Intentionally empty file to support building git with MSVC */
diff --git a/compat/vcbuild/include/sys/socket.h b/compat/vcbuild/include/sys/socket.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d8552a2c6dc3a5fee5360ea2ff468463461e3bf..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/compat/vcbuild/include/sys/socket.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/* Intentionally empty file to support building git with MSVC */
diff --git a/compat/vcbuild/include/sys/wait.h b/compat/vcbuild/include/sys/wait.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d8552a2c6dc3a5fee5360ea2ff468463461e3bf..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/compat/vcbuild/include/sys/wait.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/* Intentionally empty file to support building git with MSVC */
diff --git a/compat/vcbuild/include/termios.h b/compat/vcbuild/include/termios.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d8552a2c6dc3a5fee5360ea2ff468463461e3bf..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/compat/vcbuild/include/termios.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/* Intentionally empty file to support building git with MSVC */
diff --git a/git-compat-util.h b/git-compat-util.h
index 230e198fc35390fbccb496d2b74425382439dc4a..77062ed2a66e1efda60ead8ce99abedc8d04ce71 100644
--- a/git-compat-util.h
+++ b/git-compat-util.h
@@ -116,7 +116,12 @@
 #else
 #include <poll.h>
 #endif
-#ifndef __MINGW32__
+#if defined(__MINGW32__)
+/* pull in Windows compatibility stuff */
+#include "compat/mingw.h"
+#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
+#include "compat/msvc.h"
+#else
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <sys/resource.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
@@ -145,12 +150,6 @@
 #include <grp.h>
 #define _ALL_SOURCE 1
 #endif
-#else 	/* __MINGW32__ */
-/* pull in Windows compatibility stuff */
-#include "compat/mingw.h"
-#endif	/* __MINGW32__ */
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-#include "compat/msvc.h"
 #endif
 
 #ifndef NO_LIBGEN_H