diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1e31acc72e..6a3d164fdf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1119,6 +1119,7 @@ LIB_OBJS += prompt.o
 LIB_OBJS += protocol.o
 LIB_OBJS += protocol-caps.o
 LIB_OBJS += prune-packed.o
+LIB_OBJS += pseudo-merge.o
 LIB_OBJS += quote.o
 LIB_OBJS += range-diff.o
 LIB_OBJS += reachable.o
diff --git a/pseudo-merge.c b/pseudo-merge.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..37e037ba27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pseudo-merge.c
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#include "git-compat-util.h"
+#include "pseudo-merge.h"
diff --git a/pseudo-merge.h b/pseudo-merge.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cab8ff6960
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pseudo-merge.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef PSEUDO_MERGE_H
+#define PSEUDO_MERGE_H
+
+#include "git-compat-util.h"
+
+#endif