diff --git a/compat/simple-ipc/ipc-unix-socket.c b/compat/simple-ipc/ipc-unix-socket.c
index 7064475b39f..b2f4f22ce44 100644
--- a/compat/simple-ipc/ipc-unix-socket.c
+++ b/compat/simple-ipc/ipc-unix-socket.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "cache.h"
+#include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 #include "simple-ipc.h"
 #include "strbuf.h"
diff --git a/connect.c b/connect.c
index 929f72ec5d7..5d8036197d5 100644
--- a/connect.c
+++ b/connect.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
-#include "cache.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "environment.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
diff --git a/fetch-pack.c b/fetch-pack.c
index 7d4f190fb1d..677102465a1 100644
--- a/fetch-pack.c
+++ b/fetch-pack.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "cache.h"
+#include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "alloc.h"
 #include "repository.h"
 #include "config.h"
diff --git a/pack-write.c b/pack-write.c
index 152c14aa7aa..d9b460fab4c 100644
--- a/pack-write.c
+++ b/pack-write.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "cache.h"
+#include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "environment.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 #include "hex.h"
diff --git a/promisor-remote.c b/promisor-remote.c
index 9d83d2f4b9c..1adcd6fb0a5 100644
--- a/promisor-remote.c
+++ b/promisor-remote.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "cache.h"
+#include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 #include "hex.h"
 #include "object-store.h"
diff --git a/protocol.c b/protocol.c
index 4d8eb887e82..079ba75acf4 100644
--- a/protocol.c
+++ b/protocol.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "cache.h"
+#include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "environment.h"
 #include "protocol.h"
diff --git a/scalar.c b/scalar.c
index f7680463e1b..af64f75ca66 100644
--- a/scalar.c
+++ b/scalar.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * The Scalar command-line interface.
  */
 
-#include "cache.h"
+#include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "abspath.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 #include "parse-options.h"
diff --git a/t/helper/test-date.c b/t/helper/test-date.c
index a01eec99f35..7adadd41e0b 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-date.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-date.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include "test-tool.h"
-#include "cache.h"
 #include "date.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 
diff --git a/trace.c b/trace.c
index d8eaa0a786a..592c141d785 100644
--- a/trace.c
+++ b/trace.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  *  along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-#include "cache.h"
+#include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "abspath.h"
 #include "environment.h"
 #include "quote.h"
diff --git a/upload-pack.c b/upload-pack.c
index e17545a834a..0305fb2fbdc 100644
--- a/upload-pack.c
+++ b/upload-pack.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "cache.h"
+#include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "environment.h"
 #include "gettext.h"