http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12762
--- Comment #11 from Austin English austinenglish@gmail.com 2009-04-01 16:18:03 --- (In reply to comment #8)
So, since one shouldn't run wine as root, the only possibility is to upgrade the kernel?
This is an example of the reason why we allow running as root, just not recommended.
You could use root here, but be aware of the potential security risk/system damage.