diff --git a/dlls/uianimation/Makefile.in b/dlls/uianimation/Makefile.in
index d492faabde8..d1d3f59cf67 100644
--- a/dlls/uianimation/Makefile.in
+++ b/dlls/uianimation/Makefile.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 MODULE    = uianimation.dll
 IMPORTS   = uuid
 
-EXTRADLLFLAGS = -mno-cygwin
+EXTRADLLFLAGS = -mno-cygwin -Wb,--prefer-native
 
 C_SRCS = \
 	main.c
diff --git a/dlls/uianimation/main.c b/dlls/uianimation/main.c
index c0c7367e092..412c31f5f01 100644
--- a/dlls/uianimation/main.c
+++ b/dlls/uianimation/main.c
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain( HINSTANCE dll, DWORD reason, LPVOID reserved )
 
     switch (reason)
     {
-    case DLL_WINE_PREATTACH:
-        return FALSE;  /* prefer native version */
     case DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH:
         hinstance = dll;
         DisableThreadLibraryCalls( dll );