diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 612de7ca48..37c247acc1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -536,9 +536,14 @@ include_directories(Source/Core)
 add_subdirectory(Externals/Bochs_disasm)
 include_directories(Externals/Bochs_disasm)
 
-if(NOT ENET_FOUND)
+if(NOT APPLE AND NOT ANDROID)
+        check_lib(ENET enet enet/enet.h QUIET)
+endif()
+if (ENET_FOUND)
+        message("Using shared enet")
+else()
 	message("Using static enet from Externals")
-	include_directories(Externals)
+	include_directories(Externals/enet/include)
 	add_subdirectory(Externals/enet)
 endif()
 LIST(APPEND LIBS enet)
diff --git a/Externals/enet/enet.vcxproj b/Externals/enet/enet.vcxproj
index f19b35a8a8..74a77d3a91 100644
--- a/Externals/enet/enet.vcxproj
+++ b/Externals/enet/enet.vcxproj
@@ -1,18 +1,10 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="12.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
-    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|Win32">
-      <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
-      <Platform>Win32</Platform>
-    </ProjectConfiguration>
     <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|x64">
       <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
       <Platform>x64</Platform>
     </ProjectConfiguration>
-    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|Win32">
-      <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
-      <Platform>Win32</Platform>
-    </ProjectConfiguration>
     <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|x64">
       <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
       <Platform>x64</Platform>
@@ -71,17 +63,7 @@
   </ImportGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <PropertyGroup />
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
-    <ClCompile>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)enet\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-    </ClCompile>
-  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
-    <ClCompile>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)enet\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-    </ClCompile>
-  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
   </ImportGroup>
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcxproj b/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcxproj
index fdd3183587..00cbae4707 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcxproj
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcxproj
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@
     <Text Include="CMakeLists.txt" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(ExternalsDir)enet\enet.vcxproj">
+      <Project>{cbc76802-c128-4b17-bf6c-23b08c313e5e}</Project>
+    </ProjectReference>
     <ProjectReference Include="$(ExternalsDir)polarssl\visualc\PolarSSL.vcxproj">
       <Project>{bdb6578b-0691-4e80-a46c-df21639fd3b8}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
@@ -145,4 +148,4 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
   </ImportGroup>
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/TraversalClient.h b/Source/Core/Common/TraversalClient.h
index 7418aa8d25..0263d863fb 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/TraversalClient.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/TraversalClient.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include <functional>
 #include <list>
 #include <memory>
-#include <enet/include/enet/enet.h>
+#include <enet/enet.h>
 #include "Common/Common.h"
 #include "Common/Thread.h"
 #include "Common/TraversalProto.h"
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Core.vcxproj b/Source/Core/Core/Core.vcxproj
index 226a45bf85..bf021338fc 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Core.vcxproj
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Core.vcxproj
@@ -446,6 +446,9 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="$(ExternalsDir)Bochs_disasm\Bochs_disasm.vcxproj">
       <Project>{8ada04d7-6db1-4da4-ab55-64fb12a0997b}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(ExternalsDir)enet\enet.vcxproj">
+      <Project>{cbc76802-c128-4b17-bf6c-23b08c313e5e}</Project>
+    </ProjectReference>
     <ProjectReference Include="$(ExternalsDir)libusb\libusb_static_2013.vcxproj">
       <Project>{349ee8f9-7d25-4909-aaf5-ff3fade72187}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
@@ -482,9 +485,6 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="$(CoreDir)VideoCommon\VideoCommon.vcxproj">
       <Project>{3de9ee35-3e91-4f27-a014-2866ad8c3fe3}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\Externals\enet\enet.vcxproj">
-      <Project>{cbc76802-c128-4b17-bf6c-23b08c313e5e}</Project>
-    </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
diff --git a/Source/VSProps/Base.props b/Source/VSProps/Base.props
index 9347780009..92759d4966 100644
--- a/Source/VSProps/Base.props
+++ b/Source/VSProps/Base.props
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(CoreDir);%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir);%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)Bochs_disasm;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)enet\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)GL;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)libpng;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)libusb\libusb;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>