diff --git a/plugins/spu2-x/src/Windows/Spu2-X.vcxproj b/plugins/spu2-x/src/Windows/Spu2-X.vcxproj
index 21878198a7..9e7eb184c6 100644
--- a/plugins/spu2-x/src/Windows/Spu2-X.vcxproj
+++ b/plugins/spu2-x/src/Windows/Spu2-X.vcxproj
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@
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     <TargetName Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Devel|Win32'">$(ProjectName)-dev</TargetName>
     <LinkIncremental Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Devel|Win32'">false</LinkIncremental>
+    <IncludePath Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">$(DXSDK_DIR)\include;$(IncludePath)</IncludePath>
+    <LibraryPath Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">$(DXSDK_DIR)\Lib\x86;$(LibraryPath)</LibraryPath>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Devel|Win32'">
     <Midl>