diff --git a/spirv-to-dxil-sys/build.rs b/spirv-to-dxil-sys/build.rs
index 83e360f..ee5db38 100644
--- a/spirv-to-dxil-sys/build.rs
+++ b/spirv-to-dxil-sys/build.rs
@@ -15,19 +15,16 @@ fn main() {
 
     let object_dst = cmake_dst.join("build/mesa/lib");
 
-    // let vulkan_util_dst = cmake_dst.join("build/mesa/src/mesa/src/vulkan/util");
     let header_dst = cmake_dst.join("build/mesa/src/mesa/src/microsoft/spirv_to_dxil");
     let header_compiler_dst = cmake_dst.join("build/mesa/src/mesa/src/microsoft/compiler");
 
     if cfg!(target_os = "windows") {
         println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=Version");
-        println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=synchronization");
     }
 
     println!("cargo:rustc-link-search=native={}", object_dst.display());
     println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=static=spirv_to_dxil");
     println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=static=vulkan_util");
-    eprintln!("{:?}", cmake_dst);
 
     let bindings = bindgen::Builder::default()
         .header("native/wrapper.h")
diff --git a/spirv-to-dxil-sys/native/CMakeLists.txt b/spirv-to-dxil-sys/native/CMakeLists.txt
index 4901d64..f6a1b6d 100644
--- a/spirv-to-dxil-sys/native/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/spirv-to-dxil-sys/native/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,21 +21,25 @@ string(TOLOWER ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} MESON_BUILD_TYPE)
 
 set(MESA_EXTRA_FLAGS
         -Dbuildtype=${MESON_BUILD_TYPE}
+        # enable spirv-to-dxil (obviously)
+        -Dspirv-to-dxil=true
         # force zink because we want libvulkan_util
         -Dgallium-drivers=zink
+        # set min-windows-version to 7 to remove need to link against synchronization.lib (we don't need futexes for the compiler)
+        -Dmin-windows-version=7
+
+        # disable everything we don't need.
         -Dvulkan-drivers=
         -Dopengl=false
         -Dglx=disabled
         -Dmicrosoft-clc=disabled
         -Dgallium-d3d12-video=disabled
-        -Dmin-windows-version=10
         -Dgbm=disabled
         -Degl=disabled
         -Dgles1=disabled
         -Dgles2=disabled
         -Dllvm=disabled
         -Dshared-llvm=disabled
-        -Dspirv-to-dxil=true
         -Dplatforms=auto
         -Dzlib=disabled
         )