diff --git a/cmake/externals/nvtt/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/externals/nvtt/CMakeLists.txt
index 262c72a0d2..48873f956d 100644
--- a/cmake/externals/nvtt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/externals/nvtt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,15 +11,19 @@ if (NOT ANDROID)
       ${EXTERNAL_NAME}
       URL http://s3.amazonaws.com/hifi-public/dependencies/nvtt-win-2.1.0.zip
       URL_MD5 3ea6eeadbcc69071acf9c49ba565760e
+      CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
+      BUILD_COMMAND ""
+      INSTALL_COMMAND ""
       LOG_DOWNLOAD 1
     )
 
     ExternalProject_Get_Property(${EXTERNAL_NAME} SOURCE_DIR)
 
-    set(${EXTERNAL_NAME_UPPER}_LIBRARY_RELEASE ${SOURCE_DIR}/Release/x64/nvtt.lib CACHE FILEPATH "Path to NVTT static release library")
-    set(${EXTERNAL_NAME_UPPER}_LIBRARY_DEBUG ${SOURCE_DIR}/Debug/x64/nvtt.lib CACHE FILEPATH "Path to NVTT static debug library")
+    set(${EXTERNAL_NAME_UPPER}_INCLUDE_DIRS ${SOURCE_DIR}/include CACHE PATH "Location of NVTT include directory")
 
-    set(${EXTERNAL_NAME_UPPER}_DLL_PATH "${SOURCE_DIR}/$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>$<$<NOT:$<CONFIG:Debug>>:Release>/x64" CACHE PATH "Location of NVTT DLL")
+    set(${EXTERNAL_NAME_UPPER}_LIBRARY_RELEASE ${SOURCE_DIR}/Release/x64/nvtt.lib CACHE FILEPATH "Path to NVTT release library")
+
+    set(${EXTERNAL_NAME_UPPER}_DLL_PATH "${SOURCE_DIR}/Release/x64" CACHE PATH "Location of NVTT release DLL")
   else ()
     ExternalProject_Add(
       ${EXTERNAL_NAME}
diff --git a/cmake/modules/FindNVTT.cmake b/cmake/modules/FindNVTT.cmake
index dd50e34d31..9881c130b7 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/FindNVTT.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/FindNVTT.cmake
@@ -27,15 +27,12 @@ if (WIN32)
   find_library(NVTT_LIBRARY_RELEASE nvtt PATH_SUFFIXES "Release.x64/lib" HINTS ${NVTT_SEARCH_DIRS})
   find_library(NVTT_LIBRARY_DEBUG nvtt PATH_SUFFIXES "Debug.x64/lib" HINTS ${NVTT_SEARCH_DIRS})
 
-  find_path(NVTT_RELEASE_DLL_PATH nvtt.dll PATH_SUFFIXES "Release.x64/bin" HINTS ${NVTT_SEARCH_DIRS})
-  find_path(NVTT_DEBUG_DLL_PATH nvtt.dll PATH_SUFFIXES "Debug.x64/lib" HINTS ${NVTT_SEARCH_DIRS})
+  find_path(NVTT_DLL_PATH nvtt.dll PATH_SUFFIXES "Release.x64/bin" HINTS ${NVTT_SEARCH_DIRS})
 
   include(SelectLibraryConfigurations)
   select_library_configurations(NVTT)
 
-  find_package_handle_standard_args(NVTT DEFAULT_MSG NVTT_INCLUDE_DIRS NVTT_LIBRARIES NVTT_RELEASE_DLL_PATH NVTT_DEBUG_DLL_PATH)
-
-  set(NVTT_DLL_PATH "$<$<NOT:$<CONFIG:Debug>>:${NVTT_RELEASE_DLL_PATH}>$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:${NVTT_DEBUG_DLL_PATH}>")
+  find_package_handle_standard_args(NVTT DEFAULT_MSG NVTT_INCLUDE_DIRS NVTT_LIBRARIES NVTT_DLL_PATH)
 else ()
   find_library(NVTT_BASE_LIBRARY nvtt PATH_SUFFIXES "lib/static" HINTS ${NVTT_SEARCH_DIRS})
   find_library(NVTT_CORE_LIBRARY nvcore PATH_SUFFIXES "lib/static" HINTS ${NVTT_SEARCH_DIRS})
diff --git a/libraries/image/CMakeLists.txt b/libraries/image/CMakeLists.txt
index 85d3d8f1ae..cc1e3f4df2 100644
--- a/libraries/image/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libraries/image/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ add_dependency_external_projects(nvtt)
 find_package(NVTT REQUIRED)
 target_include_directories(${TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE ${NVTT_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} ${NVTT_LIBRARIES})
+message(${NVTT_DLL_PATH})
 add_paths_to_fixup_libs(${NVTT_DLL_PATH})