diff --git a/ports/ogre/fix-dependencies.patch b/ports/ogre/fix-dependencies.patch
index ae8e778a021bf0..6f14d23c561cd7 100644
--- a/ports/ogre/fix-dependencies.patch
+++ b/ports/ogre/fix-dependencies.patch
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ index 73606c9..540ac6e 100644
    else ()
      configure_file(${OGRE_TEMPLATES_DIR}/OGRE.pc.in ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/pkgconfig/OGRE.pc @ONLY)
 diff --git a/CMake/Dependencies.cmake b/CMake/Dependencies.cmake
-index 2ae0b66..283a475 100644
+index 2ae0b66..1954a3f 100644
 --- a/CMake/Dependencies.cmake
 +++ b/CMake/Dependencies.cmake
 @@ -233,16 +233,19 @@ macro_log_feature(ZLIB_FOUND "zlib" "Simple data compression library" "http://ww
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ index 2ae0b66..283a475 100644
  
  # Assimp
 -find_package(ASSIMP QUIET)
-+find_package(ASSIMP NAMES assimp REQUIRED)
++find_package(ASSIMP NAMES assimp)
  macro_log_feature(ASSIMP_FOUND "Assimp" "Needed for the AssimpLoader Plugin" "https://www.assimp.org/" FALSE "" "")
  
  if(ASSIMP_FOUND)
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ diff --git a/CMake/Templates/OGREConfig.cmake.in b/CMake/Templates/OGREConfig.cm
 index 392c89c..266ba3a 100644
 --- a/CMake/Templates/OGREConfig.cmake.in
 +++ b/CMake/Templates/OGREConfig.cmake.in
-@@ -32,6 +32,27 @@ get_filename_component(OGRE_LIBRARY_DIRS "${OGRE_PREFIX_DIR}/lib" ABSOLUTE)
+@@ -32,6 +32,29 @@ get_filename_component(OGRE_LIBRARY_DIRS "${OGRE_PREFIX_DIR}/lib" ABSOLUTE)
  get_filename_component(OGRE_INCLUDE_DIRS "${OGRE_PREFIX_DIR}/include/OGRE" ABSOLUTE)
  set(OGRE_LIBRARIES)
  
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ index 392c89c..266ba3a 100644
 +find_dependency(pugixml CONFIG)
 +find_dependency(SDL2 CONFIG)
 +find_dependency(ZLIB)
-+find_dependency(assimp CONFIG)
 +find_dependency(freetype CONFIG)
 +
 +if(@OGRE_CONFIG_ENABLE_ZIP@)
@@ -116,6 +115,9 @@ index 392c89c..266ba3a 100644
 +if (@OGRE_BUILD_COMPONENT_OVERLAY_IMGUI@)
 +    find_dependency(imgui CONFIG)
 +endif()
++if(@OGRE_BUILD_PLUGIN_ASSIMP@)
++    find_dependency(assimp CONFIG)
++endif()
 +if(@OGRE_BUILD_PLUGIN_FREEIMAGE@)
 +    find_dependency(freeimage CONFIG)
 +endif()
diff --git a/ports/ogre/portfile.cmake b/ports/ogre/portfile.cmake
index e53321af2255ba..44c99063809bec 100644
--- a/ports/ogre/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/ogre/portfile.cmake
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ endif()
 
 vcpkg_check_features(OUT_FEATURE_OPTIONS FEATURE_OPTIONS
   FEATURES
+    assimp   OGRE_BUILD_PLUGIN_ASSIMP
+    assimp   CMAKE_REQUIRE_FIND_PACKAGE_ASSIMP
     d3d9     OGRE_BUILD_RENDERSYSTEM_D3D9
     freeimage OGRE_BUILD_PLUGIN_FREEIMAGE
     freeimage CMAKE_REQUIRE_FIND_PACKAGE_FreeImage
@@ -113,7 +115,10 @@ if(DBG_CFGS)
   file(REMOVE ${DBG_CFGS})
 endif()
 
-set(tools OgreAssimpConverter OgreMeshUpgrader OgreXMLConverter VRMLConverter)
+set(tools OgreMeshUpgrader OgreXMLConverter VRMLConverter)
+if(OGRE_BUILD_PLUGIN_ASSIMP)
+    list(APPEND tools OgreAssimpConverter)
+endif()
 if(OGRE_BUILD_TOOLS)
     vcpkg_copy_tools(TOOL_NAMES ${tools} AUTO_CLEAN)
 endif()
diff --git a/ports/ogre/vcpkg.json b/ports/ogre/vcpkg.json
index d9786d4361d62c..d072f1d9b3c820 100644
--- a/ports/ogre/vcpkg.json
+++ b/ports/ogre/vcpkg.json
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/OGRECave/ogre",
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": [
-    "assimp",
     "pugixml",
     "sdl2",
     {
@@ -27,7 +26,10 @@
   ],
   "features": {
     "assimp": {
-      "description": "Deprecate feature, enable by default"
+      "description": "Build with assimp support",
+      "dependencies": [
+        "assimp"
+      ]
     },
     "csharp": {
       "description": "Build csharp bindings"