diff --git a/code/ASELoader.cpp b/code/ASELoader.cpp
index 2ea5f7b1c..16b3c4ad9 100644
--- a/code/ASELoader.cpp
+++ b/code/ASELoader.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 #ifndef ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_ASE_IMPORTER
 
+#ifndef ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_3DS_IMPORTER
+
 // internal headers
 #include "ASELoader.h"
 #include "StringComparison.h"
@@ -1320,4 +1322,6 @@ bool ASEImporter::GenerateNormals(ASE::Mesh& mesh)  {
     return false;
 }
 
+#endif // ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_3DS_IMPORTER
+
 #endif // !! ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_BASE_IMPORTER
diff --git a/code/ASELoader.h b/code/ASELoader.h
index d1a5769de..3c5048367 100644
--- a/code/ASELoader.h
+++ b/code/ASELoader.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ struct aiNode;
 
 namespace Assimp {
 
+#ifndef ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_3DS_IMPORTER
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /** Importer class for the 3DS ASE ASCII format.
@@ -201,6 +202,9 @@ protected:
     bool noSkeletonMesh;
 };
 
+#endif // ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_3DS_IMPORTER
+
 } // end of namespace Assimp
 
+
 #endif // AI_3DSIMPORTER_H_INC
diff --git a/code/ASEParser.cpp b/code/ASEParser.cpp
index e3ec0fe34..7de80a2d8 100644
--- a/code/ASEParser.cpp
+++ b/code/ASEParser.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 
 #ifndef ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_ASE_IMPORTER
+#ifndef ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_3DS_IMPORTER
 
 // internal headers
 #include "TextureTransform.h"
@@ -2151,4 +2152,6 @@ void Parser::ParseLV4MeshLong(unsigned int& iOut)
     iOut = strtoul10(filePtr,&filePtr);
 }
 
+#endif // ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_3DS_IMPORTER
+
 #endif // !! ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_BASE_IMPORTER
diff --git a/code/ASEParser.h b/code/ASEParser.h
index cdae4affe..db64f2a16 100644
--- a/code/ASEParser.h
+++ b/code/ASEParser.h
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #include <assimp/mesh.h>
 #include <assimp/anim.h>
 
+#ifndef ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_3DS_IMPORTER
+
 // for some helper routines like IsSpace()
 #include "ParsingUtils.h"
 #include "qnan.h"
@@ -662,4 +664,6 @@ public:
 } // Namespace ASE
 } // Namespace ASSIMP
 
+#endif // ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_3DS_IMPORTER
+
 #endif // !! include guard
diff --git a/code/CMakeLists.txt b/code/CMakeLists.txt
index 82497467a..aa5dffcf3 100644
--- a/code/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/code/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ SET( assimp_src
 
 )
 ADD_DEFINITIONS( -DOPENDDLPARSER_BUILD )
-
+ADD_DEFINITIONS( -DASSIMP_BUILD_NO_3DS_IMPORTER)
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(
     ${IRRXML_INCLUDE_DIR}
     ../contrib/openddlparser/include
diff --git a/code/ImporterRegistry.cpp b/code/ImporterRegistry.cpp
index 5d04b267e..afc308075 100644
--- a/code/ImporterRegistry.cpp
+++ b/code/ImporterRegistry.cpp
@@ -231,7 +231,9 @@ void GetImporterInstanceList(std::vector< BaseImporter* >& out)
     out.push_back( new MDLImporter());
 #endif
 #if (!defined ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_ASE_IMPORTER)
+  #if (!defined ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_3DS_IMPORTER)
     out.push_back( new ASEImporter());
+#  endif
 #endif
 #if (!defined ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_HMP_IMPORTER)
     out.push_back( new HMPImporter());