diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/GSdx.rc b/plugins/GSdx/GSdx.rc
index 7b8e9e4250..b5d9f1abdb 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/GSdx.rc
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/GSdx.rc
@@ -34,14 +34,15 @@ END
 
 2 TEXTINCLUDE 
 BEGIN
-    "#include ""afxres.h""\r\n"
-    "\0"
+    "#include ""afxres.h""\r\0"
 END
 
 3 TEXTINCLUDE 
 BEGIN
-    "\r\n"
-    "\0"
+    "#include ""res/tfx.fx""\r\n"
+    "#include ""res/convert.fx""\r\n"
+    "#include ""res/interlace.fx""\r\n"
+    "#include ""res/merge.fx""\r\0"
 END
 
 #endif    // APSTUDIO_INVOKED
@@ -301,7 +302,10 @@ END
 //
 // Generated from the TEXTINCLUDE 3 resource.
 //
-
+#include "res/tfx.fx"
+#include "res/convert.fx"
+#include "res/interlace.fx"
+#include "res/merge.fx"
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 #endif    // not APSTUDIO_INVOKED
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/GSdx_vs2008.vcproj b/plugins/GSdx/GSdx_vs2008.vcproj
index bd785f7eef..058cdf34d4 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/GSdx_vs2008.vcproj
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/GSdx_vs2008.vcproj
@@ -2231,10 +2231,6 @@
 				RelativePath=".\GSdx.rc"
 				>
 			</File>
-			<File
-				RelativePath=".\res\GSdx.rc2"
-				>
-			</File>
 			<File
 				RelativePath=".\res\logo10.bmp"
 				>
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/res/convert.fx b/plugins/GSdx/res/convert.fx
index 84fabfdbd3..0aec085cc8 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/res/convert.fx
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/res/convert.fx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#ifdef SHADER_MODEL // make safe to include in resource file to enforce dependency
 #if SHADER_MODEL >= 0x400
 
 struct VS_INPUT
@@ -237,4 +238,5 @@ PS_OUTPUT ps_main6(PS_INPUT input) // diagonal
 	return output;
 }
 
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif
+#endif
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/res/interlace.fx b/plugins/GSdx/res/interlace.fx
index f726051260..9f60713d93 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/res/interlace.fx
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/res/interlace.fx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#ifdef SHADER_MODEL // make safe to include in resource file to enforce dependency
 #if SHADER_MODEL >= 0x400
 
 Texture2D Texture;
@@ -81,3 +82,4 @@ float4 ps_main3(float2 tex : TEXCOORD0) : COLOR
 }
 
 #endif
+#endif
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/res/merge.fx b/plugins/GSdx/res/merge.fx
index fc014c4a4e..1c68a552a1 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/res/merge.fx
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/res/merge.fx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#ifdef SHADER_MODEL // make safe to include in resource file to enforce dependency
 #if SHADER_MODEL >= 0x400
 
 Texture2D Texture;
@@ -55,4 +56,5 @@ float4 ps_main1(PS_INPUT input) : COLOR
 	return c.bgra;
 }
 
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif
+#endif
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/res/tfx.fx b/plugins/GSdx/res/tfx.fx
index 606fe4879f..b45bc70f28 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/res/tfx.fx
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/res/tfx.fx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#ifdef SHADER_MODEL // make safe to include in resource file to enforce dependency
 #define FMT_32 0
 #define FMT_24 1
 #define FMT_16 2
@@ -726,4 +727,5 @@ float4 ps_main(PS_INPUT input) : COLOR
 	return c;
 }
 
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif
+#endif