diff --git a/ports/directxtk/CONTROL b/ports/directxtk/CONTROL
index 16fe95fda9..3ce4f1670f 100644
--- a/ports/directxtk/CONTROL
+++ b/ports/directxtk/CONTROL
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 Source: directxtk
-Version: aug2019
+Version: oct2019
 Homepage: https://walbourn.github.io/directxtk
 Description: A collection of helper classes for writing DirectX 11.x code in C++.
diff --git a/ports/directxtk/fix-invalid-configuration.patch b/ports/directxtk/fix-invalid-configuration.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 785fd009ac..0000000000
--- a/ports/directxtk/fix-invalid-configuration.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/DirectXTK_Windows10.sln b/DirectXTK_Windows10.sln
-index 8962307..9e3b8a7 100644
---- a/DirectXTK_Windows10.sln
-+++ b/DirectXTK_Windows10.sln
-@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ Global
- 		Debug|ARM = Debug|ARM
- 		Debug|ARM64 = Debug|ARM64
- 		Debug|x64 = Debug|x64
--		Debug|x86 = Debug|x86
-+		Debug|Win32 = Debug|Win32
- 		Release|ARM = Release|ARM
- 		Release|ARM64 = Release|ARM64
- 		Release|x64 = Release|x64
--		Release|x86 = Release|x86
-+		Release|Win32 = Release|Win32
- 	EndGlobalSection
- 	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
- 		{F4776924-619C-42C7-88B2-82C947CCC9E7}.Debug|ARM.ActiveCfg = Debug|ARM
-@@ -28,16 +28,16 @@ Global
- 		{F4776924-619C-42C7-88B2-82C947CCC9E7}.Debug|ARM64.Build.0 = Debug|ARM64
- 		{F4776924-619C-42C7-88B2-82C947CCC9E7}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
- 		{F4776924-619C-42C7-88B2-82C947CCC9E7}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
--		{F4776924-619C-42C7-88B2-82C947CCC9E7}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
--		{F4776924-619C-42C7-88B2-82C947CCC9E7}.Debug|x86.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
-+		{F4776924-619C-42C7-88B2-82C947CCC9E7}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
-+		{F4776924-619C-42C7-88B2-82C947CCC9E7}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
- 		{F4776924-619C-42C7-88B2-82C947CCC9E7}.Release|ARM.ActiveCfg = Release|ARM
- 		{F4776924-619C-42C7-88B2-82C947CCC9E7}.Release|ARM.Build.0 = Release|ARM
- 		{F4776924-619C-42C7-88B2-82C947CCC9E7}.Release|ARM64.ActiveCfg = Release|ARM64
- 		{F4776924-619C-42C7-88B2-82C947CCC9E7}.Release|ARM64.Build.0 = Release|ARM64
- 		{F4776924-619C-42C7-88B2-82C947CCC9E7}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
- 		{F4776924-619C-42C7-88B2-82C947CCC9E7}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
--		{F4776924-619C-42C7-88B2-82C947CCC9E7}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
--		{F4776924-619C-42C7-88B2-82C947CCC9E7}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|Win32
-+		{F4776924-619C-42C7-88B2-82C947CCC9E7}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
-+		{F4776924-619C-42C7-88B2-82C947CCC9E7}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
- 	EndGlobalSection
- 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
- 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
diff --git a/ports/directxtk/portfile.cmake b/ports/directxtk/portfile.cmake
index 2c233d411b..1e489ed815 100644
--- a/ports/directxtk/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/directxtk/portfile.cmake
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ endif()
 vcpkg_from_github(
     OUT_SOURCE_PATH SOURCE_PATH
     REPO Microsoft/DirectXTK
-    REF aug2019
-    SHA512 acd8ccd56ffec13749b62ec59fa3fe4c771d12b1a595595ba73bda8e63f14b45342e251d4dec6d1d918b6b4e3b4e0e6f6bfef91b03b09f034ee978c64c7fe3b8
+    REF oct2019
+    SHA512 d14cc3836986d4082edd34c39fda1d8c5ba4c8bfdc8640e61a3eac61e19c1eae6c7bc9ab57a353b7dc5cc04e084b71df43174aecfbd41975ebe97f0f8e7f4a86
     HEAD_REF master
 )