diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 3c235e3edc2..63f463364d2 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -20188,15 +20188,21 @@ fi
 
 if test -n "$with_wine64"
 then
-    wine_fn_append_rule "all: fonts server $with_wine64/loader/wine $with_wine64/loader/wine-preloader
+    case "$with_wine64" in
+      /*) reldir="" ;;
+      *)  reldir="../" ;;
+    esac
+    wine_fn_append_rule "all: fonts server loader/wine64 loader/wine64-preloader $with_wine64/loader/wine $with_wine64/loader/wine-preloader
 fonts server:
 	\$(RM) \$@ && \$(LN_S) $with_wine64/\$@ \$@
+loader/wine64 loader/wine64-preloader:
+	\$(RM) \$@ && \$(LN_S) $reldir$with_wine64/\$@ \$@
 $with_wine64/loader/wine:
 	\$(RM) \$@ && \$(LN_S) $ac_pwd/loader/wine \$@
 $with_wine64/loader/wine-preloader:
 	\$(RM) \$@ && \$(LN_S) $ac_pwd/loader/wine-preloader \$@
 clean::
-	\$(RM) fonts server $with_wine64/loader/wine $with_wine64/loader/wine-preloader"
+	\$(RM) fonts server loader/wine64 loader/wine64-preloader $with_wine64/loader/wine $with_wine64/loader/wine-preloader"
 else
     WINELOADER_INSTALL="wine.inf l_intl.nls"
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 294fe4ba893..39cabf25884 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4058,16 +4058,22 @@ fi
 
 if test -n "$with_wine64"
 then
+    case "$with_wine64" in
+      /*) reldir="" ;;
+      *)  reldir="../" ;;
+    esac
     WINE_APPEND_RULE(
-[all: fonts server $with_wine64/loader/wine $with_wine64/loader/wine-preloader
+[all: fonts server loader/wine64 loader/wine64-preloader $with_wine64/loader/wine $with_wine64/loader/wine-preloader
 fonts server:
 	\$(RM) \$[@] && \$(LN_S) $with_wine64/\$[@] \$[@]
+loader/wine64 loader/wine64-preloader:
+	\$(RM) \$[@] && \$(LN_S) $reldir$with_wine64/\$[@] \$[@]
 $with_wine64/loader/wine:
 	\$(RM) \$[@] && \$(LN_S) $ac_pwd/loader/wine \$[@]
 $with_wine64/loader/wine-preloader:
 	\$(RM) \$[@] && \$(LN_S) $ac_pwd/loader/wine-preloader \$[@]
 clean::
-	\$(RM) fonts server $with_wine64/loader/wine $with_wine64/loader/wine-preloader])
+	\$(RM) fonts server loader/wine64 loader/wine64-preloader $with_wine64/loader/wine $with_wine64/loader/wine-preloader])
 else
     AC_SUBST(WINELOADER_INSTALL,"wine.inf l_intl.nls")
     case $host_os in
diff --git a/dlls/kernel32/process.c b/dlls/kernel32/process.c
index abf33df2a25..26c576e4f0f 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel32/process.c
+++ b/dlls/kernel32/process.c
@@ -1958,7 +1958,7 @@ static const char *get_alternate_loader( char **ret_env )
 
     *ret_env = NULL;
 
-    if (wine_get_build_dir()) loader = is_win64 ? "loader/wine" : "server/../loader/wine64";
+    if (wine_get_build_dir()) loader = is_win64 ? "loader/wine" : "loader/wine64";
 
     if (loader_env)
     {
diff --git a/dlls/ntdll/process.c b/dlls/ntdll/process.c
index 623bf653970..2ff8610ccee 100644
--- a/dlls/ntdll/process.c
+++ b/dlls/ntdll/process.c
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ static const char *get_alternate_loader( char **ret_env )
 
     *ret_env = NULL;
 
-    if (wine_get_build_dir()) loader = is_win64 ? "loader/wine" : "server/../loader/wine64";
+    if (wine_get_build_dir()) loader = is_win64 ? "loader/wine" : "loader/wine64";
 
     if (loader_env)
     {