diff --git a/git-compat-util.h b/git-compat-util.h
index cafca04d01..761458cef9 100644
--- a/git-compat-util.h
+++ b/git-compat-util.h
@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ int mingw_socket(int domain, int type, int protocol);
 
 #define setlinebuf(x)
 #define fsync(x)
+#define strtoumax strtoul
 
 extern void quote_argv(const char **dst, const char **src);
 extern const char *parse_interpreter(const char *cmd);