diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 6689b65d1ec..f21a860170d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -8678,7 +8678,32 @@ if test "x$ac_cv_cflags__Wl___section_start__interp_0x7bf00400" = xyes; then :
                            esac
 
 fi
-          # Extract the first word of "prelink", so it can be a program name with args.
+          { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether the compiler supports -Wl,-Ttext-segment=0x7bc00000" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking whether the compiler supports -Wl,-Ttext-segment=0x7bc00000... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_cflags__Wl__Ttext_segment_0x7bc00000+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  ac_wine_try_cflags_saved=$CFLAGS
+CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wl,-Ttext-segment=0x7bc00000"
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+int main(int argc, char **argv) { return 0; }
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+  ac_cv_cflags__Wl__Ttext_segment_0x7bc00000=yes
+else
+  ac_cv_cflags__Wl__Ttext_segment_0x7bc00000=no
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+CFLAGS=$ac_wine_try_cflags_saved
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_cflags__Wl__Ttext_segment_0x7bc00000" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_cflags__Wl__Ttext_segment_0x7bc00000" >&6; }
+if test "x$ac_cv_cflags__Wl__Ttext_segment_0x7bc00000" = xyes; then :
+  :
+else
+  # Extract the first word of "prelink", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy prelink; ac_word=$2
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
@@ -8719,10 +8744,11 @@ $as_echo "no" >&6; }
 fi
 
 
-          if test "x$PRELINK" = xfalse
-          then
-              as_fn_append wine_warnings "|prelink not found, base address of core dlls won't be set correctly."
-          fi
+                           if test "x$PRELINK" = xfalse
+                           then
+                               as_fn_append wine_warnings "|prelink not found and linker does not support relocation, base address of core dlls won't be set correctly."
+                           fi
+fi
           ;;
       esac
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 030aa32eb29..a209fa1bebc 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -988,11 +988,12 @@ wine-installed: main.o
                            *) LDEXECFLAGS="$LDEXECFLAGS -Wl,--section-start,.interp=0x7bf00400" ;;
                            esac
                           ])
-          AC_PATH_PROG(PRELINK, prelink, false, [/sbin /usr/sbin $PATH])
-          if test "x$PRELINK" = xfalse
-          then
-              WINE_WARNING([prelink not found, base address of core dlls won't be set correctly.])
-          fi
+          WINE_TRY_CFLAGS([-Wl,-Ttext-segment=0x7bc00000],[:],
+                          [AC_PATH_PROG(PRELINK, prelink, false, [/sbin /usr/sbin $PATH])
+                           if test "x$PRELINK" = xfalse
+                           then
+                               WINE_WARNING([prelink not found and linker does not support relocation, base address of core dlls won't be set correctly.])
+                           fi])
           ;;
       esac
 
diff --git a/tools/winegcc/winegcc.c b/tools/winegcc/winegcc.c
index 3b2794e8c0c..ad139f5c4ce 100644
--- a/tools/winegcc/winegcc.c
+++ b/tools/winegcc/winegcc.c
@@ -776,6 +776,7 @@ static void build(struct options* opts)
     char *output_file;
     const char *spec_o_name;
     const char *output_name, *spec_file, *lang;
+    const char *prelink = NULL;
     int generate_app_loader = 1;
     int fake_module = 0;
     unsigned int j;
@@ -1134,6 +1135,13 @@ static void build(struct options* opts)
         }
         break;
     default:
+        if (opts->image_base)
+        {
+            if (!try_link(opts->prefix, link_args, strmake("-Wl,-Ttext-segment=%s", opts->image_base)))
+                strarray_add(link_args, strmake("-Wl,-Ttext-segment=%s", opts->image_base));
+            else
+                prelink = PRELINK;
+        }
         break;
     }
 
@@ -1167,10 +1175,9 @@ static void build(struct options* opts)
     spawn(opts->prefix, link_args, 0);
     strarray_free (link_args);
 
-    /* set the base address */
-    if (opts->image_base && !opts->target)
+    /* set the base address with prelink if linker support is not present */
+    if (prelink && !opts->target)
     {
-        const char *prelink = PRELINK;
         if (prelink[0] && strcmp(prelink,"false"))
         {
             strarray *prelink_args = strarray_alloc();