diff --git a/src/poc/blitters.c b/src/poc/blitters.c
index 1ed4784f8..43b694303 100644
--- a/src/poc/blitters.c
+++ b/src/poc/blitters.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <locale.h>
 #include <notcurses/notcurses.h>
-#include "compat/compat.h"
+#include "compat/compat.c"
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv){
   if(setlocale(LC_ALL, "") == NULL){
diff --git a/src/poc/rotate.c b/src/poc/rotate.c
index 4aab30035..04a32be3a 100644
--- a/src/poc/rotate.c
+++ b/src/poc/rotate.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <notcurses/notcurses.h>
-#include "compat/compat.h"
+#include "compat/compat.c"
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv){
   struct timespec ts = {
diff --git a/src/poc/textplay.c b/src/poc/textplay.c
index c425a3d0f..db91d4a2b 100644
--- a/src/poc/textplay.c
+++ b/src/poc/textplay.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <notcurses/notcurses.h>
-#include "compat/compat.h"
+#include "compat/compat.c"
 
 #define GIG 1000000000ull
 static const uint32_t LOWCOLOR = 0x004080;