diff --git a/premake5.lua b/premake5.lua
index adc38948..2bb5ed59 100755
--- a/premake5.lua
+++ b/premake5.lua
@@ -134,10 +134,10 @@ function findlibs()
 		else
 			links { "SDL2" }
 		end
-	filter { "platforms:win-amd64-gl3" }
+	filter { "platforms:win-amd64-gl3", "action:vs*" }
 		libdirs { path.join(_OPTIONS["glfwdir64"], "lib-vc2015") }
 		libdirs { path.join(_OPTIONS["sdl2dir"], "lib/x64") }
-	filter { "platforms:win-x86-gl3" }
+	filter { "platforms:win-x86-gl3", "action:vs*" }
 		libdirs { path.join(_OPTIONS["glfwdir32"], "lib-vc2015") }
 		libdirs { path.join(_OPTIONS["sdl2dir"], "lib/x86") }
 	filter { "platforms:win*gl3" }
@@ -149,8 +149,6 @@ function findlibs()
 		end
 	filter { "platforms:*d3d9" }
 		links { "gdi32", "d3d9" }
-	filter { "platforms:*d3d9", "action:vs*" }
-		links { "Xinput9_1_0" }
 	filter {}
 end
 
diff --git a/skeleton/imgui/ImGuizmo.cpp b/skeleton/imgui/ImGuizmo.cpp
index 3a22a262..81c245c9 100644
--- a/skeleton/imgui/ImGuizmo.cpp
+++ b/skeleton/imgui/ImGuizmo.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #endif
 #include "imgui_internal.h"
 #include "ImGuizmo.h"
-#if !defined(_WIN32)
+#if !defined(_WIN32) || (defined(__MINGW32__) && !defined(__MINGW64_VERSION_MAJOR))
 #define _malloca(x) alloca(x)
 #define _freea(x)
 #else
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 5b169011..45f539fe 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ elseif(LIBRW_PLATFORM_D3D9)
     target_link_libraries(librw
         PRIVATE
             d3d9
-            xinput
     )
 endif()
 
diff --git a/src/d3d/rwd3d.h b/src/d3d/rwd3d.h
index 4ce29be1..abc1b09c 100644
--- a/src/d3d/rwd3d.h
+++ b/src/d3d/rwd3d.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifdef RW_D3D9
 #ifdef WITH_D3D
 #include <d3d9.h>
+#else
+typedef struct IDirect3DDevice9 IDirect3DDevice9;
 #endif
 #endif
 
@@ -8,7 +10,7 @@ namespace rw {
 
 #ifdef RW_D3D9
 
-#ifdef _WINDOWS_
+#if defined(_WINDOWS_) || defined(_WINDEF_H)
 struct EngineOpenParams
 {
 	HWND window;
@@ -19,10 +21,7 @@ struct EngineOpenParams
 	uint32 please_include_windows_h;
 };
 #endif
-#else
-#ifdef _D3D9_H_
-#error "please don't include d3d9.h for non-d3d9 platforms"
-#endif
+
 #endif
 
 namespace d3d {
@@ -32,10 +31,7 @@ extern bool32 isP8supported;
 extern Device renderdevice;
 
 #ifdef RW_D3D9
-#ifdef _D3D9_H_
 extern IDirect3DDevice9 *d3ddevice;
-void setD3dMaterial(D3DMATERIAL9 *mat9);
-#endif
 
 #define COLOR_ARGB(a, r, g, b) ((rw::uint32)((((a)&0xff)<<24)|(((r)&0xff)<<16)|(((g)&0xff)<<8)|((b)&0xff)))