diff --git a/compat/mingw.c b/compat/mingw.c
index 4e1003442d..152915fd21 100644
--- a/compat/mingw.c
+++ b/compat/mingw.c
@@ -620,3 +620,17 @@ int mingw_vsnprintf(char *buf, size_t size, const char *fmt, va_list args)
 	} while (len < 0);
 	return len;
 }
+
+struct passwd *mingw_getpwuid(int uid)
+{
+	static char user_name[100];
+	static struct passwd p;
+
+	DWORD len = sizeof(user_name);
+	if (!GetUserName(user_name, &len))
+		return NULL;
+	p.pw_name = user_name;
+	p.pw_gecos = "unknown";
+	p.pw_dir = NULL;
+	return &p;
+}
diff --git a/git-compat-util.h b/git-compat-util.h
index 66c4fb37a5..79ce4e0c2f 100644
--- a/git-compat-util.h
+++ b/git-compat-util.h
@@ -527,6 +527,16 @@ int git_fstat(int fd, struct stat *buf);
 int mingw_vsnprintf(char *buf, size_t size, const char *fmt, va_list args);
 #define vsnprintf mingw_vsnprintf
 
+struct passwd {
+	char *pw_name;
+	char *pw_gecos;
+	char *pw_dir;
+};
+struct passwd *mingw_getpwuid(int uid);
+#define getpwuid mingw_getpwuid
+static inline int getuid() { return 1; }
+static inline struct passwd *getpwnam(const char *name) { return NULL; }
+
 #endif /* __MINGW32__ */
 
 #endif