diff --git a/src/CMakeData-os.cmake b/src/CMakeData-os.cmake
index 4da9486e4d..a8116942c0 100644
--- a/src/CMakeData-os.cmake
+++ b/src/CMakeData-os.cmake
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ else()
                 "archutils/Win32/CrashHandlerNetworking.cpp"
                 "archutils/Win32/DebugInfoHunt.cpp"
                 "archutils/Win32/DialogUtil.cpp"
+				"archutils/Win32/DirectXGuids.cpp"
                 "archutils/Win32/DirectXHelpers.cpp"
                 "archutils/Win32/ErrorStrings.cpp"
                 "archutils/Win32/GetFileInformation.cpp"
diff --git a/src/archutils/Win32/DirectXGuids.cpp b/src/archutils/Win32/DirectXGuids.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..22ae05e658
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/archutils/Win32/DirectXGuids.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#include "global.h"
+
+// The purpose of this file is to define the various GUIDs we need, which
+// we used to get via dxguid.lib in the DirectX SDK. The DirectX SDK has
+// been discontinued and (mostly) rolled into the Windows SDK, but it is
+// missing a few features. One of which is dxguid.lib.
+
+// if you wind up running into other GUIDs you need, add them here
+
+#define INITGUID
+
+#define DIRECTINPUT_VERSION 0x0800
+#include <dinput.h>