diff --git a/compat/vcbuild/include/arpa/inet.h b/compat/vcbuild/include/arpa/inet.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d8552a2c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compat/vcbuild/include/arpa/inet.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/* Intentionally empty file to support building git with MSVC */
diff --git a/compat/vcbuild/include/grp.h b/compat/vcbuild/include/grp.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d8552a2c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compat/vcbuild/include/grp.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/* Intentionally empty file to support building git with MSVC */
diff --git a/compat/vcbuild/include/inttypes.h b/compat/vcbuild/include/inttypes.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d8552a2c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compat/vcbuild/include/inttypes.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/* Intentionally empty file to support building git with MSVC */
diff --git a/compat/vcbuild/include/netdb.h b/compat/vcbuild/include/netdb.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d8552a2c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compat/vcbuild/include/netdb.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/* 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
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d8552a2c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compat/vcbuild/include/netinet/in.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/* 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
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d8552a2c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compat/vcbuild/include/netinet/tcp.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/* Intentionally empty file to support building git with MSVC */
diff --git a/compat/vcbuild/include/pwd.h b/compat/vcbuild/include/pwd.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d8552a2c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compat/vcbuild/include/pwd.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/* 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
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d8552a2c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compat/vcbuild/include/sys/ioctl.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/* Intentionally empty file to support building git with MSVC */
diff --git a/compat/vcbuild/include/sys/param.h b/compat/vcbuild/include/sys/param.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d8552a2c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compat/vcbuild/include/sys/param.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/* Intentionally empty file to support building git with MSVC */
diff --git a/compat/vcbuild/include/sys/poll.h b/compat/vcbuild/include/sys/poll.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d8552a2c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compat/vcbuild/include/sys/poll.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/* 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
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d8552a2c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compat/vcbuild/include/sys/select.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/* 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
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d8552a2c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compat/vcbuild/include/sys/socket.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/* Intentionally empty file to support building git with MSVC */
diff --git a/compat/vcbuild/include/sys/time.h b/compat/vcbuild/include/sys/time.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d8552a2c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compat/vcbuild/include/sys/time.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/* 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
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d8552a2c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compat/vcbuild/include/sys/wait.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/* Intentionally empty file to support building git with MSVC */