diff --git a/proton b/proton
index e2e16054..4374aee9 100755
--- a/proton
+++ b/proton
@@ -414,15 +414,21 @@ class CompatData:
 
             if "wined3d" in g_session.compat_config:
                 dxvkfiles = []
-                wined3dfiles = ["d3d11", "d3d10", "d3d10core", "d3d10_1", "dxgi", "d3d9"]
+                wined3dfiles = ["d3d11", "d3d10", "d3d10core", "d3d10_1", "d3d9"]
             else:
-                dxvkfiles = ["d3d11", "d3d10", "d3d10core", "d3d10_1", "dxgi"]
+                dxvkfiles = ["d3d11", "d3d10", "d3d10core", "d3d10_1"]
                 wined3dfiles = []
                 if "d9vk" in g_session.compat_config:
                     dxvkfiles.append("d3d9")
                 else:
                     wined3dfiles.append("d3d9")
 
+            #if the user asked for dxvk's dxgi (dxgi=n), then copy it into place
+            if "WINEDLLOVERRIDES" in os.environ and "dxgi=n" in os.environ["WINEDLLOVERRIDES"]:
+                dxvkfiles.append("dxgi")
+            else:
+                wined3dfiles.append("dxgi")
+
             for f in wined3dfiles:
                 try_copy(g_proton.default_pfx_dir + "drive_c/windows/system32/" + f + ".dll",
                         self.prefix_dir + "drive_c/windows/system32/" + f + ".dll")