diff --git a/proton b/proton
index fd7195e2..543b09cb 100755
--- a/proton
+++ b/proton
@@ -471,33 +471,29 @@ with prefix_lock:
         except (ValueError, OSError):
             log("Unable to write VR config! " + str(sys.exc_info()[1]))
 
-    dxvkfiles = ("d3d11", "d3d10", "d3d10core", "d3d10_1", "d3d9", "dxgi")
-    def make_dxvk_links(dll_dir, link_dir):
-        for f in dxvkfiles:
-            dst = link_dir + "/" + f + ".dll"
-            src = dll_dir + "/" + f + ".dll"
-            if os.path.lexists(dst):
-                os.remove(dst)
-            os.symlink(src, dst)
-
     if "wined3d" in config_opts:
-        #use gl-based wined3d for d3d11 and d3d10
-        make_dxvk_links(basedir + "/dist/lib64/wine/fakedlls/",
-            prefix + "drive_c/windows/system32")
-        make_dxvk_links(basedir + "/dist/lib/wine/fakedlls/",
-            prefix + "drive_c/windows/syswow64")
+        dxvkfiles = []
+        wined3dfiles = ["d3d11", "d3d10", "d3d10core", "d3d10_1", "dxgi", "d3d9"]
     else:
-        #use vulkan-based dxvk for d3d11 and d3d10
-        make_dxvk_links(basedir + "/dist/lib64/wine/dxvk/",
-            prefix + "drive_c/windows/system32")
-        make_dxvk_links(basedir + "/dist/lib/wine/dxvk/",
-            prefix + "drive_c/windows/syswow64")
-        for f in dxvkfiles:
-            if f == "d3d9":
-                if "d9vk" in config_opts:
-                    dlloverrides[f] = "n"
-            else:
-                dlloverrides[f] = "n"
+        dxvkfiles = ["d3d11", "d3d10", "d3d10core", "d3d10_1", "dxgi"]
+        wined3dfiles = []
+        if "d9vk" in config_opts:
+            dxvkfiles.append("d3d9")
+        else:
+            wined3dfiles.append("d3d9")
+
+    for f in wined3dfiles:
+        try_copy(basedir + "/dist/share/default_pfx/drive_c/windows/system32/" + f + ".dll",
+                prefix + "drive_c/windows/system32/" + f + ".dll")
+        try_copy(basedir + "/dist/share/default_pfx/drive_c/windows/syswow64/" + f + ".dll",
+                prefix + "drive_c/windows/syswow64/" + f + ".dll")
+
+    for f in dxvkfiles:
+        try_copy(basedir + "/dist/lib64/wine/dxvk/" + f + ".dll",
+                prefix + "drive_c/windows/system32/" + f + ".dll")
+        try_copy(basedir + "/dist/lib/wine/dxvk/" + f + ".dll",
+                prefix + "drive_c/windows/syswow64/" + f + ".dll")
+        dlloverrides[f] = "n"
 
 if "nod3d11" in config_opts:
     dlloverrides["d3d11"] = ""