diff --git a/lutris/util/wine/wine.py b/lutris/util/wine/wine.py
index f84584b..fa36d0c 100644
--- a/lutris/util/wine/wine.py
+++ b/lutris/util/wine/wine.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ WINE_PATHS = {
     "winehq-devel": "/opt/wine-devel/bin/wine",
     "winehq-staging": "/opt/wine-staging/bin/wine",
     "wine-development": "/usr/lib/wine-development/wine",
-    "system": "wine",
+    "system": "/etc/eselect/wine/bin/wine",
 }
 
 ESYNC_LIMIT_CHECK = os.environ.get("ESYNC_LIMIT_CHECK", "").lower()
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ def get_wine_version(wine_path="wine"):
         return
     if wine_path == "wine" and not system.find_executable("wine"):
         return
-    if os.path.isabs(wine_path):
+    if os.path.isabs(wine_path) and not os.path.islink(wine_path):
         wine_stats = os.stat(wine_path)
         if wine_stats.st_size < 2000:
             # This version is a script, ignore it