diff --git a/dlls/wshom.ocx/Makefile.in b/dlls/wshom.ocx/Makefile.in
index 6cbec442032..fc967aa3c4c 100644
--- a/dlls/wshom.ocx/Makefile.in
+++ b/dlls/wshom.ocx/Makefile.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 MODULE    = wshom.ocx
 IMPORTS   = uuid oleaut32 ole32 shell32 user32 advapi32
 
-EXTRADLLFLAGS = -mno-cygwin
+EXTRADLLFLAGS = -mno-cygwin -Wb,--prefer-native
 
 C_SRCS = \
 	shell.c \
diff --git a/dlls/wshom.ocx/wshom_main.c b/dlls/wshom.ocx/wshom_main.c
index a44b44ce8f4..2a7e909bcce 100644
--- a/dlls/wshom.ocx/wshom_main.c
+++ b/dlls/wshom.ocx/wshom_main.c
@@ -222,8 +222,6 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE hInstDLL, DWORD fdwReason, LPVOID lpv)
 
     switch(fdwReason)
     {
-    case DLL_WINE_PREATTACH:
-        return FALSE;  /* prefer native version */
     case DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH:
         wshom_instance = hInstDLL;
         DisableThreadLibraryCalls(wshom_instance);