diff --git a/archive.h b/archive.h
index f96839ef38..3a4bdfbd07 100644
--- a/archive.h
+++ b/archive.h
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef ARCHIVE_H
 #define ARCHIVE_H
 
-#include "cache.h"
 #include "object-name.h"
 #include "pathspec.h"
+#include "string-list.h"
 
 struct repository;
 struct pretty_print_context;
diff --git a/chdir-notify.c b/chdir-notify.c
index 8e38cd6f3a..0d7bc04607 100644
--- a/chdir-notify.c
+++ b/chdir-notify.c
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-#include "cache.h"
+#include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "abspath.h"
 #include "chdir-notify.h"
 #include "list.h"
+#include "path.h"
 #include "strbuf.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 
diff --git a/quote.c b/quote.c
index 7ccb5a06cd..43c739671e 100644
--- a/quote.c
+++ b/quote.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-#include "cache.h"
+#include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "alloc.h"
+#include "path.h"
 #include "quote.h"
 #include "strbuf.h"
 #include "strvec.h"
diff --git a/refs/ref-cache.h b/refs/ref-cache.h
index 850d9d3744..cf4ad9070b 100644
--- a/refs/ref-cache.h
+++ b/refs/ref-cache.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef REFS_REF_CACHE_H
 #define REFS_REF_CACHE_H
 
-#include "cache.h"
+#include "hash.h"
 
 struct ref_dir;
 struct ref_store;
diff --git a/rerere.c b/rerere.c
index 093c0f6f99..7abc94bf44 100644
--- a/rerere.c
+++ b/rerere.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "git-compat-util.h"
+#include "cache.h"
 #include "abspath.h"
 #include "alloc.h"
 #include "config.h"
diff --git a/resolve-undo.h b/resolve-undo.h
index 2b3f0f901e..d1ea972771 100644
--- a/resolve-undo.h
+++ b/resolve-undo.h
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 #ifndef RESOLVE_UNDO_H
 #define RESOLVE_UNDO_H
 
-#include "cache.h"
+struct cache_entry;
+struct index_state;
+struct pathspec;
+struct string_list;
+
+#include "hash.h"
 
 struct resolve_undo_info {
 	unsigned int mode[3];
diff --git a/revision.c b/revision.c
index 3d86e07abb..43f88eaf56 100644
--- a/revision.c
+++ b/revision.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "git-compat-util.h"
+#include "cache.h"
 #include "alloc.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "environment.h"
diff --git a/split-index.h b/split-index.h
index 7a435ca2c9..1a153f47ba 100644
--- a/split-index.h
+++ b/split-index.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef SPLIT_INDEX_H
 #define SPLIT_INDEX_H
 
-#include "cache.h"
+#include "hash.h"
 
 struct index_state;
 struct strbuf;