diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index feb14da019..5a37321c2c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2629,7 +2629,7 @@ bin-wrappers/%: wrap-for-bin.sh
 	@mkdir -p bin-wrappers
 	$(QUIET_GEN)sed -e '1s|#!.*/sh|#!$(SHELL_PATH_SQ)|' \
 	     -e 's|@@BUILD_DIR@@|$(shell pwd)|' \
-	     -e 's|@@PROG@@|$(patsubst test-%,t/helper/test-%,$(@F))|' < $< > $@ && \
+	     -e 's|@@PROG@@|$(patsubst test-%,t/helper/test-%$(X),$(@F))$(patsubst git%,$(X),$(filter $(@F),$(BINDIR_PROGRAMS_NEED_X)))|' < $< > $@ && \
 	chmod +x $@
 
 # GNU make supports exporting all variables by "export" without parameters.
diff --git a/compat/obstack.h b/compat/obstack.h
index 6bc24b7644..f0807eaa3b 100644
--- a/compat/obstack.h
+++ b/compat/obstack.h
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ __extension__								\
 ( (h)->temp.tempint = (char *) (obj) - (char *) (h)->chunk,		\
   ((((h)->temp.tempint > 0						\
     && (h)->temp.tempint < (h)->chunk_limit - (char *) (h)->chunk))	\
-   ? (int) ((h)->next_free = (h)->object_base				\
+   ? (ptrdiff_t) ((h)->next_free = (h)->object_base				\
 	    = (h)->temp.tempint + (char *) (h)->chunk)			\
    : (((obstack_free) ((h), (h)->temp.tempint + (char *) (h)->chunk), 0), 0)))
 
diff --git a/compat/terminal.c b/compat/terminal.c
index 1d37f0aafb..d9d3945afa 100644
--- a/compat/terminal.c
+++ b/compat/terminal.c
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef NO_INTTYPES_H
 #include <inttypes.h>
+#endif
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "run-command.h"
 #include "compat/terminal.h"
diff --git a/config.mak.uname b/config.mak.uname
index 1647e19ff9..ef5a4ebd0c 100644
--- a/config.mak.uname
+++ b/config.mak.uname
@@ -411,6 +411,9 @@ ifeq ($(uname_S),Windows)
 		compat/win32/dirent.o compat/win32/fscache.o
 	COMPAT_CFLAGS = -D__USE_MINGW_ACCESS -DDETECT_MSYS_TTY -DNOGDI -DHAVE_STRING_H -Icompat -Icompat/regex -Icompat/win32 -DSTRIP_EXTENSION=\".exe\"
 	BASIC_LDFLAGS = -IGNORE:4217 -IGNORE:4049 -NOLOGO -SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE
+	# invalidcontinue.obj allows Git's source code to close the same file
+	# handle twice, or to access the osfhandle of an already-closed stdout
+	# See https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms235330.aspx
 	EXTLIBS = user32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib wininet.lib ws2_32.lib invalidcontinue.obj kernel32.lib ntdll.lib
 	PTHREAD_LIBS =
 	lib =
diff --git a/t/t5505-remote.sh b/t/t5505-remote.sh
index 241e6a319d..e50a69bbdf 100755
--- a/t/t5505-remote.sh
+++ b/t/t5505-remote.sh
@@ -824,6 +824,7 @@ test_expect_success 'migrate a remote from named file in $GIT_DIR/branches' '
 	(
 		cd six &&
 		git remote rm origin &&
+		mkdir -p .git/branches &&
 		echo "$origin_url" >.git/branches/origin &&
 		git remote rename origin origin &&
 		test_path_is_missing .git/branches/origin &&
@@ -838,6 +839,7 @@ test_expect_success 'migrate a remote from named file in $GIT_DIR/branches (2)'
 	(
 		cd seven &&
 		git remote rm origin &&
+		mkdir -p .git/branches &&
 		echo "quux#foom" > .git/branches/origin &&
 		git remote rename origin origin &&
 		test_path_is_missing .git/branches/origin &&
diff --git a/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh b/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh
index 539c25aada..f123f0e3d9 100755
--- a/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh
+++ b/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh
@@ -866,6 +866,7 @@ test_expect_success 'fetch with branches' '
 	mk_empty testrepo &&
 	git branch second $the_first_commit &&
 	git checkout second &&
+	mkdir -p testrepo/.git/branches &&
 	echo ".." > testrepo/.git/branches/branch1 &&
 	(
 		cd testrepo &&
@@ -879,6 +880,7 @@ test_expect_success 'fetch with branches' '
 
 test_expect_success 'fetch with branches containing #' '
 	mk_empty testrepo &&
+	mkdir -p testrepo/.git/branches &&
 	echo "..#second" > testrepo/.git/branches/branch2 &&
 	(
 		cd testrepo &&
@@ -893,6 +895,7 @@ test_expect_success 'fetch with branches containing #' '
 test_expect_success 'push with branches' '
 	mk_empty testrepo &&
 	git checkout second &&
+	mkdir -p .git/branches &&
 	echo "testrepo" > .git/branches/branch1 &&
 	git push branch1 &&
 	(
@@ -905,6 +908,7 @@ test_expect_success 'push with branches' '
 
 test_expect_success 'push with branches containing #' '
 	mk_empty testrepo &&
+	mkdir -p .git/branches &&
 	echo "testrepo#branch3" > .git/branches/branch2 &&
 	git push branch2 &&
 	(