diff --git a/cmake/externals/sixense/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/externals/Sixense/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 96%
rename from cmake/externals/sixense/CMakeLists.txt
rename to cmake/externals/Sixense/CMakeLists.txt
index d0778774cb..7991ccea1b 100644
--- a/cmake/externals/sixense/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/externals/Sixense/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
-include(ExternalProject)
-include(SelectLibraryConfigurations)
-
 set(EXTERNAL_NAME Sixense)
 
-string(TOUPPER ${EXTERNAL_NAME} EXTERNAL_NAME_UPPER)
-
 ExternalProject_Add(
   ${EXTERNAL_NAME}
   URL http://hifi-public.s3.amazonaws.com/dependencies/SixenseSDK_071615.zip
@@ -15,8 +10,11 @@ ExternalProject_Add(
   LOG_DOWNLOAD 1
 )
 
+set_target_properties(${EXTERNAL_NAME} PROPERTIES FOLDER "hidden/externals")
+
 ExternalProject_Get_Property(${EXTERNAL_NAME} SOURCE_DIR)
 
+string(TOUPPER ${EXTERNAL_NAME} EXTERNAL_NAME_UPPER)
 set(${EXTERNAL_NAME_UPPER}_INCLUDE_DIRS ${SOURCE_DIR}/include CACHE TYPE INTERNAL)
 
 if (WIN32)
diff --git a/libraries/input-plugins/CMakeLists.txt b/libraries/input-plugins/CMakeLists.txt
index 41cee2f666..28af865c7a 100644
--- a/libraries/input-plugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libraries/input-plugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ add_dependency_external_projects(Sixense)
 find_package(Sixense REQUIRED)
 target_include_directories(${TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE ${SIXENSE_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} ${SIXENSE_LIBRARIES})
+message( ${SIXENSE_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
 # perform standard include and linking for found externals
 foreach(EXTERNAL ${OPTIONAL_EXTERNALS})
@@ -69,4 +70,4 @@ foreach(EXTERNAL ${OPTIONAL_EXTERNALS})
       add_definitions(-DSIXENSE_LIB_FILENAME=\"${${${EXTERNAL}_UPPERCASE}_LIBRARY_RELEASE}\")
     endif ()
   endif ()
-endforeach()
\ No newline at end of file
+endforeach()