diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5d3a94f807..bf554d97e8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ include_directories("${GHOUL_ROOT_DIR}/include")
 set(BOOST_ROOT "${GHOUL_ROOT_DIR}/ext/boost")
 add_subdirectory(${GHOUL_ROOT_DIR})
 set(DEPENDENT_LIBS ${DEPENDENT_LIBS} Ghoul)
+if (GHOUL_USE_FREEIMAGE)
+    add_definitions(-DGHOUL_USE_FREEIMAGE)
+endif ()
+if (GHOUL_USE_DEVIL)
+    add_definitions(-DGHOUL_USE_DEVIL)
+endif ()
 
 # Add ghoul ext
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} ${GHOUL_ROOT_DIR}/ext)
diff --git a/src/rendering/renderengine.cpp b/src/rendering/renderengine.cpp
index 9317b0e550..de6851fc9f 100644
--- a/src/rendering/renderengine.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/renderengine.cpp
@@ -45,9 +45,10 @@
 #include <ghoul/io/texture/texturereader.h>
 #ifdef GHOUL_USE_DEVIL
 #include <ghoul/io/texture/texturereaderdevil.h>
-#else
+#endif //GHOUL_USE_DEVIL
+#ifdef GHOUL_USE_FREEIMAGE
 #include <ghoul/io/texture/texturereaderfreeimage.h>
-#endif // GHOUL_USE_DEVIL
+#endif // GHOUL_USE_FREEIMAGE
 #include <ghoul/io/texture/texturereadercmap.h>
 
 #include <array>
@@ -138,9 +139,10 @@ bool RenderEngine::initialize()
 
 #ifdef GHOUL_USE_DEVIL
 	ghoul::io::TextureReader::addReader(new ghoul::io::impl::TextureReaderDevIL);
-#else
-	ghoul::io::TextureReader::addReader(new ghoul::io::impl::TextureReaderFreeImage);
 #endif // GHOUL_USE_DEVIL
+#ifdef GHOUL_USE_FREEIMAGE
+	ghoul::io::TextureReader::addReader(new ghoul::io::impl::TextureReaderFreeImage);
+#endif // GHOUL_USE_FREEIMAGE
 
 	ghoul::io::TextureReader::addReader(new ghoul::io::impl::TextureReaderCMAP);