diff --git a/ports/assimp/CONTROL b/ports/assimp/CONTROL
index a2cb8e7808..8bb6f8105b 100644
--- a/ports/assimp/CONTROL
+++ b/ports/assimp/CONTROL
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 Source: assimp
-Version: 4.1.0-1
+Version: 4.1.0-2
 Description: The Open Asset import library
 Build-Depends: zlib
diff --git a/ports/assimp/portfile.cmake b/ports/assimp/portfile.cmake
index 6d4a7ec1df..66999122db 100644
--- a/ports/assimp/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/assimp/portfile.cmake
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ vcpkg_apply_patches(
 )
 
 file(REMOVE ${SOURCE_PATH}/cmake-modules/FindZLIB.cmake)
+file(REMOVE_RECURSE ${SOURCE_PATH}/contrib/zlib)
+
 set(VCPKG_C_FLAGS "${VCPKG_C_FLAGS} -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS")
 set(VCPKG_CXX_FLAGS "${VCPKG_CXX_FLAGS} -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS")
 
@@ -26,6 +28,14 @@ vcpkg_configure_cmake(
             -DASSIMP_BUILD_ZLIB=OFF
             -DASSIMP_BUILD_ASSIMP_TOOLS=OFF
             -DASSIMP_INSTALL_PDB=OFF
+            -DZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR=${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/include
+            -DZLIB_FOUND=1
+    OPTIONS_RELEASE
+        -DZLIB_LIBRARIES=${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/lib/zlib.lib
+        -DZLIB_LIBRARY=${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/lib/zlib.lib
+    OPTIONS_DEBUG
+        -DZLIB_LIBRARIES=${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/debug/lib/zlibd.lib
+        -DZLIB_LIBRARY=${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/debug/lib/zlibd.lib
 )
 
 vcpkg_install_cmake()
@@ -40,10 +50,8 @@ file(REMOVE_RECURSE ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/include)
 file(READ ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/assimp/assimp-config.cmake ASSIMP_CONFIG)
 string(REPLACE "get_filename_component(ASSIMP_ROOT_DIR \"\${_PREFIX}\" PATH)"
                "set(ASSIMP_ROOT_DIR \${_PREFIX})" ASSIMP_CONFIG ${ASSIMP_CONFIG})
-string(REPLACE "assimp\${ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}"
-               "assimp\${ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}.lib" ASSIMP_CONFIG ${ASSIMP_CONFIG})
 string(REPLACE "set( ASSIMP_LIBRARIES \${ASSIMP_LIBRARIES})"
-               "set( ASSIMP_LIBRARIES \${ASSIMP_LIBRARY_DIRS}/\${ASSIMP_LIBRARIES})" ASSIMP_CONFIG ${ASSIMP_CONFIG})
+               "set( ASSIMP_LIBRARIES optimized \${ASSIMP_LIBRARY_DIRS}/\${ASSIMP_LIBRARIES}.lib debug \${ASSIMP_LIBRARY_DIRS}/../debug/lib/\${ASSIMP_LIBRARIES}d.lib)" ASSIMP_CONFIG ${ASSIMP_CONFIG})
 file(WRITE ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/assimp/assimp-config.cmake "${ASSIMP_CONFIG}")
 
 # Handle copyright