diff --git a/data_from_portwine/scripts/functions_helper b/data_from_portwine/scripts/functions_helper
index 23a2dae7..04409e94 100755
--- a/data_from_portwine/scripts/functions_helper
+++ b/data_from_portwine/scripts/functions_helper
@@ -3445,6 +3445,9 @@ start_portwine () {
         unset WINE_MONO_TRACE
     fi
 
+    #disable winebth.sys as it crashes winedevice.exe
+    var_winedlloverride_update "winebth.sys=d"
+
     pw_wineboot () {
         LIST_NATIVE_WINE_DLL_LINKS="winevulkan ir50_32 amd_ags_x64 wined3d vulkan-1"
         for dll in $LIST_NATIVE_WINE_DLL_LINKS ; do