diff --git a/tgetpass.c b/tgetpass.c
index 3054f7789..b278af940 100644
--- a/tgetpass.c
+++ b/tgetpass.c
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@
 #endif /* HAVE_TERMIO_H */
 #endif /* HAVE_TERMIOS_H */
 
+#include "compat.h"
+
 #ifndef _PASSWD_LEN
 #ifdef HAVE_C2_SECURITY
 #define	_PASSWD_LEN	24