diff --git a/git-add--interactive.perl b/git-add--interactive.perl
index be8ca8ebb29..ec47888f577 100755
--- a/git-add--interactive.perl
+++ b/git-add--interactive.perl
@@ -40,9 +40,12 @@
 my $normal_color = $repo->get_color("", "reset");
 
 my $use_readkey = 0;
+sub ReadMode;
+sub ReadKey;
 if ($repo->config_bool("interactive.singlekey")) {
 	eval {
-		use Term::ReadKey;
+		require Term::ReadKey;
+		Term::ReadKey->import;
 		$use_readkey = 1;
 	};
 }