diff --git a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX11/Plugin_VideoDX11.vcproj b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX11/Plugin_VideoDX11.vcproj
index 0e7ab044aa..6f7a3b60d1 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX11/Plugin_VideoDX11.vcproj
+++ b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX11/Plugin_VideoDX11.vcproj
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="&quot;..\..\core\common\win32\release\common.lib&quot;"
-				AdditionalDependencies="odbc32.lib d3dcompiler.lib odbccp32.lib comctl32.lib dxguid.lib d3d11.lib dxgi.lib winmm.lib vfw32.lib wxbase28u.lib wxmsw28u_core.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib comctl32.lib dxguid.lib d3d11.lib dxgi.lib winmm.lib vfw32.lib wxbase28u.lib wxmsw28u_core.lib"
 				OutputFile="..\..\..\Binary\Win32\Plugins\Plugin_VideoDX11.dll"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="odbc32.lib d3dcompiler.lib odbccp32.lib comctl32.lib dxguid.lib d3d11.lib dxgi.lib winmm.lib vfw32.lib wxbase28u.lib wxmsw28u_core.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib comctl32.lib dxguid.lib d3d11.lib dxgi.lib winmm.lib vfw32.lib wxbase28u.lib wxmsw28u_core.lib"
 				OutputFile="..\..\..\Binary\x64\Plugins\Plugin_VideoDX11.dll"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="&quot;..\..\core\common\win32\debug\common.lib&quot;"
-				AdditionalDependencies="odbc32.lib d3dcompiler.lib odbccp32.lib comctl32.lib uuid.lib dxguid.lib d3d11.lib dxgi.lib Rpcrt4.lib winmm.lib vfw32.lib wxbase28ud.lib wxmsw28ud_core.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib comctl32.lib uuid.lib dxguid.lib d3d11.lib dxgi.lib Rpcrt4.lib winmm.lib vfw32.lib wxbase28ud.lib wxmsw28ud_core.lib"
 				OutputFile="..\..\..\Binary\Win32/Plugins\Plugin_VideoDX11D.dll"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="odbc32.lib d3dcompiler.lib odbccp32.lib comctl32.lib uuid.lib dxguid.lib d3d11.lib dxgi.lib Rpcrt4.lib winmm.lib vfw32.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib comctl32.lib uuid.lib dxguid.lib d3d11.lib dxgi.lib Rpcrt4.lib winmm.lib vfw32.lib"
 				OutputFile="..\..\..\Binary\x64\Plugins\Plugin_VideoDX11D.dll"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="odbc32.lib d3dcompiler.lib odbccp32.lib comctl32.lib uuid.lib dxguid.lib d3d11.lib dxgi.lib Rpcrt4.lib winmm.lib vfw32.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib comctl32.lib uuid.lib dxguid.lib d3d11.lib dxgi.lib Rpcrt4.lib winmm.lib vfw32.lib"
 				OutputFile="..\..\..\Binary\Win32\Plugins\Plugin_VideoDX11DF.dll"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="odbc32.lib d3dcompiler.lib odbccp32.lib comctl32.lib uuid.lib dxguid.lib d3d11.lib dxgi.lib Rpcrt4.lib winmm.lib vfw32.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib comctl32.lib uuid.lib dxguid.lib d3d11.lib dxgi.lib Rpcrt4.lib winmm.lib vfw32.lib"
 				OutputFile="..\..\..\Binary\x64\Plugins\Plugin_VideoDX11DF.dll"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
diff --git a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX11/Src/D3DBase.cpp b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX11/Src/D3DBase.cpp
index 0e1989308a..8a04f454c6 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX11/Src/D3DBase.cpp
+++ b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX11/Src/D3DBase.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 using namespace std;
 
 HINSTANCE hD3DXDll = NULL;
+D3DX11COMPILEFROMMEMORYTYPE PD3DX11CompileFromMemory = NULL;
 D3DX11FILTERTEXTURETYPE PD3DX11FilterTexture = NULL;
 D3DX11SAVETEXTURETOFILEATYPE PD3DX11SaveTextureToFileA = NULL;
 D3DX11SAVETEXTURETOFILEWTYPE PD3DX11SaveTextureToFileW = NULL;
@@ -89,14 +90,17 @@ HRESULT Create(HWND wnd)
 		NOTICE_LOG(VIDEO, "Successfully loaded %s.", StringFromFormat("d3dx11_%d.dll", D3DX11_SDK_VERSION).c_str());
 	}
 
+	PD3DX11CompileFromMemory = (D3DX11COMPILEFROMMEMORYTYPE)GetProcAddress(hD3DXDll, "D3DX11CompileFromMemory");
+	if (PD3DX11CompileFromMemory == NULL) MessageBoxA(NULL, "GetProcAddress failed for D3DX11CompileFromMemory!", "Critical error", MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR);
+
 	PD3DX11FilterTexture = (D3DX11FILTERTEXTURETYPE)GetProcAddress(hD3DXDll, "D3DX11FilterTexture");
-	if (PD3DX11FilterTexture == NULL) MessageBoxA(NULL, "GetProcAddress failed to D3DX11FilterTexture!", "Critical error", MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR);
+	if (PD3DX11FilterTexture == NULL) MessageBoxA(NULL, "GetProcAddress failed for D3DX11FilterTexture!", "Critical error", MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR);
 
 	PD3DX11SaveTextureToFileA = (D3DX11SAVETEXTURETOFILEATYPE)GetProcAddress(hD3DXDll, "D3DX11SaveTextureToFileA");
-	if (PD3DX11SaveTextureToFileA == NULL) MessageBoxA(NULL, "GetProcAddress failed to D3DX11SaveTextureToFileA!", "Critical error", MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR);
+	if (PD3DX11SaveTextureToFileA == NULL) MessageBoxA(NULL, "GetProcAddress failed for D3DX11SaveTextureToFileA!", "Critical error", MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR);
 
 	PD3DX11SaveTextureToFileW = (D3DX11SAVETEXTURETOFILEWTYPE)GetProcAddress(hD3DXDll, "D3DX11SaveTextureToFileW");
-	if (PD3DX11SaveTextureToFileW == NULL) MessageBoxA(NULL, "GetProcAddress failed to D3DX11SaveTextureToFileW!", "Critical error", MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR);
+	if (PD3DX11SaveTextureToFileW == NULL) MessageBoxA(NULL, "GetProcAddress failed for D3DX11SaveTextureToFileW!", "Critical error", MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR);
 
 	// D3DX11 is fine, initialize D3D11
 	IDXGIFactory* factory;
diff --git a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX11/Src/D3DBase.h b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX11/Src/D3DBase.h
index 4331b6e524..efcd7c1438 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX11/Src/D3DBase.h
+++ b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX11/Src/D3DBase.h
@@ -69,10 +69,12 @@ inline void SetDebugObjectName(ID3D11DeviceChild* resource, const char* name)
 // compiler's SDK a requirement, but this plugin works with DX11 runtimes
 // back to August 2009 even if the plugin was built with June 2010.
 // Add any d3dx11 functions which you want to use here and load them in Create()
+typedef HRESULT (WINAPI* D3DX11COMPILEFROMMEMORYTYPE)(LPCSTR, SIZE_T, LPCSTR, const D3D10_SHADER_MACRO*, LPD3D10INCLUDE, LPCSTR, LPCSTR, UINT, UINT, ID3DX11ThreadPump*, ID3D10Blob**, ID3D10Blob**, HRESULT*);
 typedef HRESULT (WINAPI* D3DX11FILTERTEXTURETYPE)(ID3D11DeviceContext*, ID3D11Resource*, UINT, UINT);
 typedef HRESULT (WINAPI* D3DX11SAVETEXTURETOFILEATYPE)(ID3D11DeviceContext*, ID3D11Resource*, D3DX11_IMAGE_FILE_FORMAT, LPCSTR);
 typedef HRESULT (WINAPI* D3DX11SAVETEXTURETOFILEWTYPE)(ID3D11DeviceContext*, ID3D11Resource*, D3DX11_IMAGE_FILE_FORMAT, LPCWSTR);
 
+extern D3DX11COMPILEFROMMEMORYTYPE PD3DX11CompileFromMemory;
 extern D3DX11FILTERTEXTURETYPE PD3DX11FilterTexture;
 extern D3DX11SAVETEXTURETOFILEATYPE PD3DX11SaveTextureToFileA;
 extern D3DX11SAVETEXTURETOFILEWTYPE PD3DX11SaveTextureToFileW;
@@ -82,4 +84,3 @@ extern D3DX11SAVETEXTURETOFILEWTYPE PD3DX11SaveTextureToFileW;
 #else
 #define PD3DX11SaveTextureToFile PD3DX11SaveTextureToFileA
 #endif
-
diff --git a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX11/Src/D3DShader.cpp b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX11/Src/D3DShader.cpp
index 2cde29a35d..0a2b719e5d 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX11/Src/D3DShader.cpp
+++ b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX11/Src/D3DShader.cpp
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ bool CompileVertexShader(const char* code, unsigned int len, D3DBlob** blob)
 #else
 	UINT flags = D3D10_SHADER_ENABLE_BACKWARDS_COMPATIBILITY|D3D10_SHADER_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL3|D3D10_SHADER_SKIP_VALIDATION;
 #endif
- 	HRESULT hr = D3DCompile(code, len, NULL, NULL, NULL, "main", D3D::VertexShaderVersionString(),
-							flags, 0, &shaderBuffer, &errorBuffer);
+	HRESULT hr = PD3DX11CompileFromMemory(code, len, NULL, NULL, NULL, "main", D3D::VertexShaderVersionString(),
+							flags, 0, NULL, &shaderBuffer, &errorBuffer, NULL);
 
 	if (FAILED(hr) || errorBuffer)
 	{
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ bool CompilePixelShader(const char* code, unsigned int len, D3DBlob** blob)
 #else
 	UINT flags = D3D10_SHADER_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL3;
 #endif
- 	HRESULT hr = D3DCompile(code, len, NULL, NULL, NULL, "main", D3D::PixelShaderVersionString(),
-							flags, 0, &shaderBuffer, &errorBuffer);
+	HRESULT hr = PD3DX11CompileFromMemory(code, len, NULL, NULL, NULL, "main", D3D::PixelShaderVersionString(),
+							flags, 0, NULL, &shaderBuffer, &errorBuffer, NULL);
 
 	if (FAILED(hr) || errorBuffer)
 	{