diff --git a/tools/winegcc/winegcc.c b/tools/winegcc/winegcc.c
index 38a1f5e..b38bf42 100644
--- a/tools/winegcc/winegcc.c
+++ b/tools/winegcc/winegcc.c
@@ -630,13 +630,16 @@ static void build(struct options* opts)
     for ( j = 0 ; j < opts->linker_args->size ; j++ ) 
         strarray_add(link_args, opts->linker_args->base[j]);
 
-#ifdef __APPLE__
     if (opts->image_base)
     {
+#ifdef __APPLE__
         strarray_add(link_args, "-image_base");
         strarray_add(link_args, opts->image_base);
-    }
+#else
+        strarray_add(link_args, "-Wl,--section-start");
+        strarray_add(link_args, strmake("-Wl,.hash=%s", opts->image_base));
 #endif
+    }
 
     for ( j = 0; j < lib_dirs->size; j++ )
 	strarray_add(link_args, strmake("-L%s", lib_dirs->base[j]));
@@ -667,22 +670,6 @@ static void build(struct options* opts)
 
     spawn(opts->prefix, link_args, 0);
 
-    /* set the base address */
-    if (opts->image_base)
-    {
-        const char *prelink = PRELINK;
-        if (prelink[0] && strcmp(prelink,"false"))
-        {
-            strarray *prelink_args = strarray_alloc();
-            strarray_add(prelink_args, prelink);
-            strarray_add(prelink_args, "--reloc-only");
-            strarray_add(prelink_args, opts->image_base);
-            strarray_add(prelink_args, strmake("%s.so", output_file));
-            spawn(opts->prefix, prelink_args, 1);
-            strarray_free(prelink_args);
-        }
-    }
-
     /* create the loader script */
     if (generate_app_loader)
     {