diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1f11618cfd..47c38852c4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ all::
 #
 # Define NO_MKSTEMPS if you don't have mkstemps in the C library.
 #
+# Define NO_FNMATCH if you don't have fnmatch in the C library.
+#
 # Define NO_LIBGEN_H if you don't have libgen.h.
 #
 # Define NEEDS_LIBGEN if your libgen needs -lgen when linking
@@ -1035,6 +1037,7 @@ ifeq ($(uname_S),Windows)
 	NO_UNSETENV = YesPlease
 	NO_STRCASESTR = YesPlease
 	NO_STRLCPY = YesPlease
+	NO_FNMATCH = YesPlease
 	NO_MEMMEM = YesPlease
 	# NEEDS_LIBICONV = YesPlease
 	NO_ICONV = YesPlease
@@ -1064,8 +1067,8 @@ ifeq ($(uname_S),Windows)
 	AR = compat/vcbuild/scripts/lib.pl
 	CFLAGS =
 	BASIC_CFLAGS = -nologo -I. -I../zlib -Icompat/vcbuild -Icompat/vcbuild/include -DWIN32 -D_CONSOLE -DHAVE_STRING_H -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS -D_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE
-	COMPAT_OBJS = compat/msvc.o compat/fnmatch/fnmatch.o compat/winansi.o compat/win32/pthread.o
-	COMPAT_CFLAGS = -D__USE_MINGW_ACCESS -DNOGDI -DHAVE_STRING_H -DHAVE_ALLOCA_H -Icompat -Icompat/fnmatch -Icompat/regex -Icompat/fnmatch -Icompat/win32 -DSTRIP_EXTENSION=\".exe\"
+	COMPAT_OBJS = compat/msvc.o compat/winansi.o compat/win32/pthread.o
+	COMPAT_CFLAGS = -D__USE_MINGW_ACCESS -DNOGDI -DHAVE_STRING_H -DHAVE_ALLOCA_H -Icompat -Icompat/regex -Icompat/win32 -DSTRIP_EXTENSION=\".exe\"
 	BASIC_LDFLAGS = -IGNORE:4217 -IGNORE:4049 -NOLOGO -SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE -NODEFAULTLIB:MSVCRT.lib
 	EXTLIBS = advapi32.lib shell32.lib wininet.lib ws2_32.lib
 	PTHREAD_LIBS =
@@ -1089,6 +1092,7 @@ ifneq (,$(findstring MINGW,$(uname_S)))
 	NO_UNSETENV = YesPlease
 	NO_STRCASESTR = YesPlease
 	NO_STRLCPY = YesPlease
+	NO_FNMATCH = YesPlease
 	NO_MEMMEM = YesPlease
 	NEEDS_LIBICONV = YesPlease
 	OLD_ICONV = YesPlease
@@ -1109,10 +1113,9 @@ ifneq (,$(findstring MINGW,$(uname_S)))
 	NO_REGEX = YesPlease
 	NO_PYTHON = YesPlease
 	BLK_SHA1 = YesPlease
-	COMPAT_CFLAGS += -D__USE_MINGW_ACCESS -DNOGDI -Icompat -Icompat/fnmatch -Icompat/win32
+	COMPAT_CFLAGS += -D__USE_MINGW_ACCESS -DNOGDI -Icompat -Icompat/win32
 	COMPAT_CFLAGS += -DSTRIP_EXTENSION=\".exe\"
-	COMPAT_OBJS += compat/mingw.o compat/fnmatch/fnmatch.o compat/winansi.o \
-		compat/win32/pthread.o
+	COMPAT_OBJS += compat/mingw.o compat/winansi.o compat/win32/pthread.o
 	EXTLIBS += -lws2_32
 	PTHREAD_LIBS =
 	X = .exe
@@ -1319,6 +1322,11 @@ endif
 ifdef NO_STRTOULL
 	COMPAT_CFLAGS += -DNO_STRTOULL
 endif
+ifdef NO_FNMATCH
+	COMPAT_CFLAGS += -Icompat/fnmatch
+	COMPAT_CFLAGS += -DNO_FNMATCH
+	COMPAT_OBJS += compat/fnmatch/fnmatch.o
+endif
 ifdef NO_SETENV
 	COMPAT_CFLAGS += -DNO_SETENV
 	COMPAT_OBJS += compat/setenv.o
diff --git a/config.mak.in b/config.mak.in
index b4e65c32b2..49f3df5f20 100644
--- a/config.mak.in
+++ b/config.mak.in
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ NO_IPV6=@NO_IPV6@
 NO_C99_FORMAT=@NO_C99_FORMAT@
 NO_HSTRERROR=@NO_HSTRERROR@
 NO_STRCASESTR=@NO_STRCASESTR@
+NO_FNMATCH=@NO_FNMATCH@
 NO_MEMMEM=@NO_MEMMEM@
 NO_STRLCPY=@NO_STRLCPY@
 NO_UINTMAX_T=@NO_UINTMAX_T@
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5601e8bac9..3aa59bc615 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -783,6 +783,12 @@ GIT_CHECK_FUNC(strcasestr,
 [NO_STRCASESTR=YesPlease])
 AC_SUBST(NO_STRCASESTR)
 #
+# Define NO_FNMATCH if you don't have fnmatch
+GIT_CHECK_FUNC(fnmatch,
+[NO_FNMATCH=],
+[NO_FNMATCH=YesPlease])
+AC_SUBST(NO_FNMATCH)
+#
 # Define NO_MEMMEM if you don't have memmem.
 GIT_CHECK_FUNC(memmem,
 [NO_MEMMEM=],