diff --git a/compat/vcbuild/include/termios.h b/compat/vcbuild/include/termios.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d8552a2c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compat/vcbuild/include/termios.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/* Intentionally empty file to support building git with MSVC */