diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4d8b95be4..f1cf7aa98 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -900,10 +900,12 @@ elseif(WINDOWS)
 
   # Check for DirectX
   if(DIRECTX)
-    if("$ENV{DXSDK_DIR}" STREQUAL "")
-      message_error("DIRECTX requires the \$DXSDK_DIR environment variable to be set")
+    if(NOT CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_MINGW)
+      if("$ENV{DXSDK_DIR}" STREQUAL "")
+        message_error("DIRECTX requires the \$DXSDK_DIR environment variable to be set")
+      endif()
+      set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "/I\"$ENV{DXSDK_DIR}\\Include\"")
     endif()
-    set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "/I\"$ENV{DXSDK_DIR}\\Include\"")
     check_include_file(d3d9.h HAVE_D3D_H)
     check_include_file(d3d11_1.h HAVE_D3D11_H)
     check_include_file(ddraw.h HAVE_DDRAW_H)
@@ -914,9 +916,11 @@ elseif(WINDOWS)
     check_include_file(dxgi.h HAVE_DXGI_H)
     if(HAVE_D3D_H OR HAVE_D3D11_H OR HAVE_DDRAW_H OR HAVE_DSOUND_H OR HAVE_DINPUT_H OR HAVE_XAUDIO2_H)
       set(HAVE_DIRECTX TRUE)
+      if(NOT CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_MINGW)
       # TODO: change $ENV{DXSDL_DIR} to get the path from the include checks
-      link_directories($ENV{DXSDK_DIR}\\lib\\${PROCESSOR_ARCH})
-      include_directories($ENV{DXSDK_DIR}\\Include)
+        link_directories($ENV{DXSDK_DIR}\\lib\\${PROCESSOR_ARCH})
+        include_directories($ENV{DXSDK_DIR}\\Include)
+      endif()
     endif()
     set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS ${ORIG_CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS})
   endif()
@@ -1020,7 +1024,12 @@ elseif(WINDOWS)
     set(SOURCE_FILES ${SOURCE_FILES} ${JOYSTICK_SOURCES})
     if(HAVE_DINPUT_H)
       set(SDL_JOYSTICK_DINPUT 1)
-      list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBS dinput8 dxguid dxerr)
+      list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBS dinput8 dxguid)
+      if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_MINGW)
+        list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBS dxerr8)
+      else()
+        list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBS dxerr)
+      endif()
     endif()
     if(HAVE_XINPUT_H)
       set(SDL_JOYSTICK_XINPUT 1)