diff --git a/patchlevel.h b/patchlevel.h
index 38944dc21b1a..72d3748b7097 100644
--- a/patchlevel.h
+++ b/patchlevel.h
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ hunk.
 #    define PERL_PATCHNUM "UNKNOWN-microperl"
 #    define PERL_GIT_UNPUSHED_COMMITS /*leave-this-comment*/
 #  else
-#include "git_version.h"
+#    include "git_version.h"
 #  endif
 static const char * const local_patches[] = {
         NULL