diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 16b1f9620..42f975c79 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -583,8 +583,8 @@ ENDIF()
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY( code/ )
 IF ( ASSIMP_BUILD_ASSIMP_TOOLS )
   # The viewer for windows only
-  IF ( WIN32 AND DirectX_D3DX9_LIBRARY )
-    OPTION ( ASSIMP_BUILD_ASSIMP_VIEW "If the Assimp view tool is built. (requires DirectX)" ${DirectX_FOUND} )
+  IF ( WIN32 )
+    OPTION ( ASSIMP_BUILD_ASSIMP_VIEW "If the Assimp view tool is built. (requires DirectX)" OFF )
     IF ( ASSIMP_BUILD_ASSIMP_VIEW )
       ADD_SUBDIRECTORY( tools/assimp_view/ )
     ENDIF ()
diff --git a/assimpTargets-debug.cmake.in b/assimpTargets-debug.cmake.in
index e4ccbfba9..4cb917fd8 100644
--- a/assimpTargets-debug.cmake.in
+++ b/assimpTargets-debug.cmake.in
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ if(MSVC)
   endif()
   set(ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX "@ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@-${MSVC_PREFIX}-mt" CACHE STRING "the suffix for the assimp windows library" )
 
-  file(TO_NATIVE_PATH ${_IMPORT_PREFIX} _IMPORT_PREFIX)
+  file(TO_NATIVE_PATH "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}" _IMPORT_PREFIX)
 
   if(ASSIMP_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     set(sharedLibraryName "assimp${ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}@CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX@@CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@")
diff --git a/assimpTargets-release.cmake.in b/assimpTargets-release.cmake.in
index 79b643a9a..702109305 100644
--- a/assimpTargets-release.cmake.in
+++ b/assimpTargets-release.cmake.in
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ if(MSVC)
   endif()
   set(ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX "@ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@-${MSVC_PREFIX}-mt" CACHE STRING "the suffix for the assimp windows library" )
   	
-  file(TO_NATIVE_PATH ${_IMPORT_PREFIX} _IMPORT_PREFIX)
+  file(TO_NATIVE_PATH "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}" _IMPORT_PREFIX)
 
   if(ASSIMP_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     set(sharedLibraryName "assimp${ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}@CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@")
diff --git a/samples/SimpleTexturedDirectx11/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/SimpleTexturedDirectx11/CMakeLists.txt
index 9016b8869..9eec738f5 100644
--- a/samples/SimpleTexturedDirectx11/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/SimpleTexturedDirectx11/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ ADD_EXECUTABLE( assimp_simpletextureddirectx11 WIN32
 
 SET_PROPERTY(TARGET assimp_simpletextureddirectx11 PROPERTY DEBUG_POSTFIX ${CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX})
 
-TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( assimp_simpletextureddirectx11 assimp ${DirectX_LIBRARY} comctl32.lib winmm.lib )
+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( assimp_simpletextureddirectx11 assimp comctl32.lib winmm.lib )
 SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES( assimp_simpletextureddirectx11 PROPERTIES
   OUTPUT_NAME assimp_simpletextureddirectx11
 )