diff --git a/loader/src/platform/windows/console.cpp b/loader/src/platform/windows/console.cpp
index e19d6bff1..a72c9caee 100644
--- a/loader/src/platform/windows/console.cpp
+++ b/loader/src/platform/windows/console.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,13 @@ bool redirectStd(FILE* which, std::string const& name, const Severity sev) {
     return true;
 }
 
+static bool isWine() {
+    if (auto mod = GetModuleHandle("ntdll.dll")) {
+        return GetProcAddress(mod, "wine_get_version") != nullptr;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 void console::setup() {
     // if the game launched from a console or with a console already attached,
     // this is where we find that out and save its handle
@@ -118,7 +125,7 @@ void console::setup() {
             // count == 0 => not a console and not a file, assume it's closed
             // wine does something weird with /dev/null? not sure tbh but it's definitely up to no good
             // TODO: the isWine check is pretty hacky but without it the game does not launch at all and i cba to figure it out rn
-            if ((count == 0 || path.ends_with("\\dev\\null"))) {
+            if ((count == 0 || path.ends_with("\\dev\\null")) && !isWine()) {
                 s_outHandle = nullptr;
                 CloseHandle(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE));
                 CloseHandle(GetStdHandle(STD_INPUT_HANDLE));