diff --git a/contrib/build-wine/deterministic.spec b/contrib/build-wine/deterministic.spec
index ba7ac2bad..96fea662f 100644
--- a/contrib/build-wine/deterministic.spec
+++ b/contrib/build-wine/deterministic.spec
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ for d in a.datas:
         a.datas.remove(d)
         break
 
+# hotfix for #3171 (pre-Win10 binaries)
+a.binaries = [x for x in a.binaries if not x[1].lower().startswith(r'c:\windows')]
+
 pyz = PYZ(a.pure)
 exe = EXE(pyz,
           a.scripts,