diff --git a/http-backend.c b/http-backend.c
index d41b3b9e1e7..ac146d85c54 100644
--- a/http-backend.c
+++ b/http-backend.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "cache.h"
+#include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "alloc.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "environment.h"