diff --git a/gpu/internal/convertshaders/hlsl.go b/gpu/internal/convertshaders/hlsl.go
index d0f034f6..0e6bcb45 100644
--- a/gpu/internal/convertshaders/hlsl.go
+++ b/gpu/internal/convertshaders/hlsl.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ type DXC struct {
 	WorkDir WorkDir
 }
 
-func NewDXC() *DXC { return &DXC{Bin: "dxc.exe"} }
+func NewDXC() *DXC { return &DXC{Bin: "dxc"} }
 
 // Compile compiles the input shader.
 func (dxc *DXC) Compile(path, variant string, input []byte, entryPoint string, profile string) (string, error) {
@@ -92,12 +92,6 @@ func (dxc *DXC) Compile(path, variant string, input []byte, entryPoint string, p
 	}
 
 	cmd := exec.Command(dxc.Bin)
-	if runtime.GOOS != "windows" {
-		cmd = exec.Command("wine", dxc.Bin)
-		if err := winepath(&pathin, &pathout); err != nil {
-			return "", err
-		}
-	}
 
 	cmd.Args = append(cmd.Args,
 		"-Fo", pathout,
@@ -109,11 +103,7 @@ func (dxc *DXC) Compile(path, variant string, input []byte, entryPoint string, p
 
 	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
-		info := ""
-		if runtime.GOOS != "windows" {
-			info = "If the dxc tool cannot be found, set WINEPATH to the Windows path for the Windows SDK.\n"
-		}
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("%s\n%sfailed to run %v: %w", output, info, cmd.Args, err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("%s\nfailed to run %v: %w", output, cmd.Args, err)
 	}
 
 	compiled, err := ioutil.ReadFile(result)
diff --git a/gpu/internal/convertshaders/main.go b/gpu/internal/convertshaders/main.go
index a69f8fff..e55645ea 100644
--- a/gpu/internal/convertshaders/main.go
+++ b/gpu/internal/convertshaders/main.go
@@ -103,7 +103,10 @@ func NewConverter(workDir WorkDir, packageName, shadersDir string, directCompute
 
 	verifyBinaryPath(&conv.glslvalidator.Bin)
 	verifyBinaryPath(&conv.spirv.Bin)
-	// we cannot check fxc/dxc, since they may depend on wine
+	if directCompute {
+		verifyBinaryPath(&conv.dxc.Bin)
+	}
+	// We cannot check fxc since it may depend on wine.
 
 	conv.glslvalidator.WorkDir = workDir.Dir("glslvalidator")
 	conv.fxc.WorkDir = workDir.Dir("fxc")