diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e0123880df..a8271abd8e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,12 @@ if (WIN32)
   if (MSVC10)
     set(WINDOW_SDK_PATH "C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft SDKs\\Windows\\v7.1 ")
   elseif (MSVC12)
-    set(WINDOW_SDK_PATH "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Windows Kits\\8.1\\Lib\\winv6.3\\um\\x64 ")
+    if ("${CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P}" EQUAL "8")
+      set(WINDOW_SDK_FOLDER "x64")    
+    else()
+      set(WINDOW_SDK_FOLDER "x86")    
+    endif()
+    set(WINDOW_SDK_PATH "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Windows Kits\\8.1\\Lib\\winv6.3\\um\\${WINDOW_SDK_FOLDER}") 
   endif ()
   message (WINDOW_SDK_PATH= ${WINDOW_SDK_PATH})
   set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH} ${WINDOW_SDK_PATH})