diff --git a/tools/linuxfs/overlay/usr/local/bin/droiddeck-wine-pe b/tools/linuxfs/overlay/usr/local/bin/droiddeck-wine-pe
index 7034bf301..65c3446a2 100755
--- a/tools/linuxfs/overlay/usr/local/bin/droiddeck-wine-pe
+++ b/tools/linuxfs/overlay/usr/local/bin/droiddeck-wine-pe
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python3
+import re
 from pathlib import Path
 
 
@@ -75,8 +76,16 @@ def pe_has_arm64ec_metadata(path):
     return False
 
 
+# Only x64 code and members of the same runtime family import these, so an x64 copy loads in an
+# ARM64EC prefix, and games check for a newer version than Wine's builtins report.
+VC_RUNTIME = re.compile(r"(msvc[pr]\d.*|vcruntime\d.*|vcomp\d*|vcamp\d.*|vccorlib\d.*|concrt\d.*|mfcm?\d.*)\.dll",
+                        re.IGNORECASE)
+
+
 def machine_compatible(path, machines, machine=None):
     machine = pe_machine(path) if machine is None else machine
+    if machine == 0x8664 and 0xA641 in machines and VC_RUNTIME.fullmatch(Path(path).name):
+        return True
     if machine == 0x8664 and pe_has_arm64ec_metadata(path):
         return 0xA641 in machines
     return machine in machines
diff --git a/tools/tests/test_game_environment.py b/tools/tests/test_game_environment.py
index b1cdcedad..d6cb49582 100644
--- a/tools/tests/test_game_environment.py
+++ b/tools/tests/test_game_environment.py
@@ -2738,6 +2738,17 @@ class ForeignSystemDllTest(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertFalse((system32 / "ucrtbase.dll").is_symlink())
             self.assertEqual(0x8664, MODULE["pe_machine"](system32 / "userlib.dll"))
 
+    def test_x64_visual_cpp_runtime_in_arm64_system32_is_kept(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
+            proton, compat, windows = self.prefix(tmp)
+            builtins = proton.parent / "files/lib/wine/aarch64-windows"
+            for name in ("msvcp140.dll", "VCRUNTIME140.dll", "msvcp_win.dll"):
+                (builtins / name.lower()).write_bytes(pe_image(0xAA64))
+                (windows / "system32" / name).write_bytes(pe_image(0x8664))
+            self.assertEqual(["system32/msvcp_win.dll (machine 0x8664)"], self.run_repair(compat, proton))
+            self.assertFalse((windows / "system32/msvcp140.dll").is_symlink())
+            self.assertFalse((windows / "system32/VCRUNTIME140.dll").is_symlink())
+
     def test_final_arm64ec_image_is_not_repaired_as_a_foreign_x64_dll(self):
         with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
             proton, compat, windows = self.prefix(tmp)
diff --git a/tools/tests/test_wincomponents.py b/tools/tests/test_wincomponents.py
index e6ad95e2d..7423fb2bb 100644
--- a/tools/tests/test_wincomponents.py
+++ b/tools/tests/test_wincomponents.py
@@ -92,6 +92,18 @@ class WinComponentsTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(names, ["ucrtbase"])
         self.assertEqual(MODULE["pe_machine"](self.pfx / "system32/ucrtbase.dll"), 0x8664)
 
+    def test_x64_visual_cpp_runtime_is_placed_in_arm64_system32(self):
+        proton = self.proton()
+        self.component("vc", ["msvcp140", "vcruntime140_1"], {
+            "system32/msvcp140.dll": self.pe_image(0x8664),
+            "system32/vcruntime140_1.dll": self.pe_image(0x8664),
+        })
+        self.pick("vc")
+        names, _ = self.apply(proton)
+        self.assertEqual(names, ["msvcp140", "vcruntime140_1"])
+        self.assertEqual(MODULE["pe_machine"](self.pfx / "system32/msvcp140.dll"), 0x8664)
+        self.assertEqual(MODULE["pe_machine"](self.pfx / "system32/vcruntime140_1.dll"), 0x8664)
+
     def test_compatible_copy_keeps_override_when_other_architecture_copy_is_skipped(self):
         proton = self.proton()
         self.component("vc", ["ucrtbase"], {