diff --git a/lutris/runtime.py b/lutris/runtime.py
index 18bb3aa71..f518b48d7 100644
--- a/lutris/runtime.py
+++ b/lutris/runtime.py
@@ -448,6 +448,11 @@ class ProtonComponentUpdater(RuntimeExtractedComponentUpdater):
         super().__init__(remote_runtime_info)
         self.proton_dir = os.path.join(settings.RUNNER_DIR, "proton")
 
+    @property
+    def should_update(self) -> bool:
+        wine_dir = os.path.join(settings.RUNNER_DIR, "wine")
+        return os.path.isdir(wine_dir) and super().should_update
+
     @property
     def local_runtime_path(self) -> str:
         """Return the local path for the runtime folder"""