diff --git a/compat/compat.c b/compat/compat.c
index 6d545b38aa..a8952c1722 100644
--- a/compat/compat.c
+++ b/compat/compat.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 #include "../msvc/msvc_compat.h"
 #endif
-#include "../general.h"
 
 char *optarg;
 int optind, opterr, optopt;